Feb 28, 2011
My last post spoke about the first five qualities that can be difficult to be around. Below are the remaining four qualities. Read this list with courage and an open mind. Once we are aware of our edges, we can then work hard to smooth them out. 1. Depressed:...
Feb 22, 2011
Relationships can be the best aspect in our lives or the worst aspect of our lives. Regardless of whether we are talking about a relationship with a friend, lover, parent or boss, all relationships require the same skills to get along. Not surprisingly then, there are...
Dec 30, 2010
By Kim C. Flodin This blog post was written for the Soho Parenting Blog http:www.sohoparenting.com/blog Kim Flodin has been part of the Soho Parenting community 20 years, is a writer and mother of two daughters. Her work has been featured in Newsweek and New York...
Dec 27, 2010
Below is a post from my new blog http://lmerlobooth.typepad.com/straight_talk_4_women/ Enjoy! One of my blog readers wrote in to say that she’d like to stand up for herself at work but was fearful that if she did she would be too emotional if she stood up to them. ...
Nov 12, 2010
Time and time again, I’m hearing stories about people ducking in order to avoid an uncomfortable conversation, a possible conflict, an angry spouse, an annoying co-worker, etc. Both men and women fall prey to the ducking phenomenon. Not surprisingly, ducking works...
Aug 24, 2010
Good listening skills are vital to any relationship in your life. If you don’t listen well at work—it may cost you your job. If you don’t listen to your partner—it will greatly impact your relationship. And if you don’t listen to your friends—you may find that you...