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Reality Check: How Do You Know You’ve Understood?
Do you ever feel misunderstood? I’ll hazard a guess that the answer is “yes.” If that’s true, then it’s also likely that other people feel misunderstood, too. Why? One answer is that some communication methods are more effective than others. … Continue reading
Posted in Develop Understanding
Tagged conflict, improving relationships, offering information
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Reality Check: Helpful and Unhelpful Conversations
People talk. We often take it for granted, but the fact that we are able to communicate really is one of the delights of being human. It enables us to learn, create, innovate, and express emotion. Our communication is not … Continue reading
Posted in Relationships
Tagged choosing actions, conflict, examining wants, offering information
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Reality Check: Instead of Head-Banging…
You may have heard that “customer service ain’t what it used to be.” This may be true. While I’m not convinced that poor service is universal, I’ve certainly heard anecdotes that indicate appalling lack of care. It’s enough to make … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Behaviour
Tagged choosing actions, conflict, frustration, offering information
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Reality Check: Would You Listen to Yourself?
For this post, I’ve chosen the headline, “Would you listen to yourself?” This simple question could be perceived quite differently by different people. What do you think it means? Some folks would interpret it as an expression of exasperation. Even … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Perspective
Tagged choosing thoughts, criticism, offering information, perception
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Reality Check: The “En” and “Dis” of Courage
In Take Charge of Your Life, Dr. William Glasser lists seven relationship-building habits. One of those habits—encouragement—has popped up in these columns numerous times over the years. Notice how “en-courage” and “dis-courage” both involve “courage.” One increases courage; the other … Continue reading
Posted in Helping Others
Tagged discouragement, encouragement, offering information, perception, responsibility
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Reality Check: A Change of Mind
Like me, I suspect that you sometimes change your mind about small things. For example, you were going to have chicken but Johnny said, “The fish is really good here,” so you changed your mind. Johnny’s comment is new information. … Continue reading
Posted in Develop Understanding
Tagged choosing influences, conflict, offering information, perception
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Reality Check: The Sharp Edge
Criticism is a double-edged sword, and that sword can have one very sharp edge. I say it’s “double-edged,” because some criticism may be intended to be helpful (referred to as “constructive criticism.”) More likely, however, criticism results in hurt rather … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Perspective
Tagged "should", criticism, discouragement, offering information
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Reality Check: Fables and Values
What values guide your life? Where did your values come from? When I refer to values, I’m thinking of qualities such as loyalty, trustworthiness, prudence, generosity, perseverance, compassion, respect, work. There are many more. My curiosity about values was inspired … Continue reading
Posted in Develop Understanding
Tagged choosing influences, choosing thoughts, making choices, offering information
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Reality Check: Adapting, Changing, and Getting Along
Change. Does it seem to you that we’ve been experiencing constant change? Both the viral disease and responses to the threat of that disease have brought changes that affect millions of people. Into this ever-changing environment now comes what? More … Continue reading
Posted in Relationships
Tagged "should", anxiety, blame, conflict, improving relationships, offering information, perception
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Reality Check: When We Share Stories
Our culture includes so many forms of story-sharing. There are documentaries, movies, books, TED talks, and so on. We share stories of difficulties, actions, triumphs and disasters, both truth and fiction. Do you share stories of your life? Do you … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Perspective
Tagged comparing with others, discouragement, encouragement, making choices, offering information
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