If you want to improve your listening skills as a married couple, you should not be judgmental when you listen, keep eye contact, avoid interrupting, observe nonverbal cues, be aware of gender differences, and avoid being a passive listener...

The power of one’s voice, one’s posture and body language can all be part of the equation When you have all of these factors in sync you become empowered and you become a tangible force that can be very helpful from every thing to job interviews for employment to teaching a class of students...

We all have to do it at some point, and for some of us, talking to strangers is a walk in the park, while for others of us it’s absolutely terrifying...

A reader emailed me with a question: "You give points on being a good listener I try, but I find myself at times interrupting because I'm so afraid I'm going to forget what I have to say...

Every business changes to meet the expectations of their customers and to respond to current and expected changes in things like the economy, fashion, personal taste, generational dictates and more...

Direct Response Marketing is a form of marketing designed to obtain a direct response from a potential or former customer who is in need of a product or service...

In my counseling practice, I often hear people saying things like: "It's my fault that she asked for a divorce...

Do you remember pictures of ancient Egyptian culture where the Pharaohs and other elite of Egyptian society had vassals who would wave palm braches to keep them cool...

Why do we lose our love when others are behaving egotistically What is the danger for us...

First of all, let’s understand this Stress is not the pile of papers sitting on your desk...

The best leaders I’ve worked with are the ones that know when they should wait and when they should respond immediately...

In the last one hundred years the boundaries and definitions of what makes a good relationship have been stretched and distorted into so many new and exciting shapes – some good and some awful...

Dear Adam: My Springer Spaniel has gotten a little more resistant to the come command when she knows it means "Get in the kennel...

Active listening is really an extension of the Golden Rule To know how to listen to someone else, think about how you would want to be listened to...

I have counseled individuals, couples, families and business partners for the past 35 years and authored eight published books...

When I first started looking for a home business opportunity, usually after carefully observing the offer I emailed the company or the owner of the website, not just to get more info but to acknowledge there is a real person behind the website who will be there to support and guide me...

Have you ever heard the old saying, “Don’t Shoot the Messenger” So many times we have a tendency to react to people when they have the unfortunate job of bringing bad news...

If you are just starting out as an Internet entrepreneur then you have a lot to learn about doing business online...