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Sharing Your Feelings With Others

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A significant aspect of achieving personal growth is being able to effectively communicate your feelings to others. However, the ability to genuinely share your feelings takes practice and confidence. Fortunately, there are specific actions you can take to help you develop this ability. If you apply these strategies, you’ll be telling others how you feel [...]

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Listening Skills 101

Self Improvement

Do you experience confusing or disappointing miscommunications? Perhaps you can benefit from sharpening your listening skills. Listening is an important part of the communication process, but it’s not given the attention it deserves. Strategies To Strengthen Listening Skills 1. When someone is talking to you, be fully immersed in the conversation. Because most of us [...]

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Co-Worker Relationships That Work

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Unless you’re living in a cave, you’ll probably work with other people at some point in your life. Workplace interactions can be interesting and enjoyable. Or they can be disappointing and frustrating. Your experience of them is entirely up to you. Practicing particular behaviors and applying certain techniques in the workplace will help you manage [...]

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How to Improve Listening Skills

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Listening is the other half – perhaps the better half – of all communication. Unfortunately, most people rarely receive any formal training for how to do it properly. Improving listening skills can enhance your professional and personal life. Follow these practical steps towards becoming a better listener, even in challenging situations where it’s most important. [...]

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How To Maintain Happy Marriage

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Maintaining a good marriage is a lot like baking a good cake: the outcome is 70% the quality of the ingredients, 25% the skill of the baker, and 5% luck. Therefore, most of the requirements for a long and happy marriage are within your control, so it pays to work at keeping your relationship healthy. [...]

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