Having a loving family relationship is the key to our happiness. As I travel and talk to people around the world, I’ve never heard anyone say they were tired of hearing their family members say how much they loved them. Unfortunately, I hear the opposite all the […]
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Family members are often the people who are the least willing to listen to your advice. I have found the main reasons for this is because your family members get defensive and tired of hearing about what they have done something wrong or could be doing better. […]
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One of the worst things you can do to ensure that a relationship will hit the rocks is to pre-judge others. So many people judge others first; their first reaction is to ask, “What’s wrong with this person?” Let’s say for example you move into a new […]
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How do you feel after you’ve received criticism from someone? You’ll notice that it brings you down. It doesn’t make you feel good and it makes the other person feel bad as well. It causes other people to doubt themselves. They become defensive and argumentative. Often It […]
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A garden grows best under certain conditions, the right soil, sun light, and water. The same principle is applicable for a family as well. They need certain emotional climates to thrive. Unfortunately, only a few people put a lot of thought into this and their relationships suffer […]
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Perhaps the most important way to get a fresh start in relationships is to understand you can’t have a good relationship if you assume that the other person is going to do it for you. If you feel he or she needs to change or it’s not […]
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Letting go of any expectations of how a conversation will go is very important in having happy and purposeful relationships. Our ego will often have us play out in advance how the conversation should go. For example, before a conversation, you might think to yourself, “I’ll say […]
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Knowing the right time to talk is very important in relationships. At the root of all good communication is rapport. When you learn to speak at the right time, you give people the chance to trust you and in turn you trust them. You give yourself the […]
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Many people find it difficult to develop good relationships with their co workers. When we are working with people we often forget that the people we work with are human beings too. They are not there just to work with us. We often get caught up in […]
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One of the biggest causes of trouble in relationships is not being able to see things from the other person’s perspective. In most relationships, there is always this dangerous dynamic where one person is right and the other person is wrong. It’s important to remember, everyone has […]
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