“Every close relationship in your life should have mutuality and reciprocity; do your part to make this core principle so.” ~Lisa Merlo-Booth Radically New Relationships cannot exist without reciprocity and mutuality. All good things in relationships should be flowing both ways. Kindness, for example, is a fantastic relationship enhancer—until it’s not. Kindness stops being enhancing […]
Is It Time to Take an Honest Inventory of Your Relationships?
“People want to spend time with those who feel good to be around. Be a bright light, not a black cloud.” ~Lisa Merlo-Booth When clients were making bad choices in their lives and experiencing negative consequences, my mentor would often say, “If you go out in the rain without an umbrella, you’re going to get […]
Mastering the Art of Support
“Support is about being there for others in the way they want you to be, not in the way you think they should want you to be. Some things are not about you.” ~Lisa Merlo-Booth A key component in support is the ability to step outside of your story and into the other person’s. Stepping outside […]