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Top Ten Ways to Improve Your Communication Skills

Top Ten Ways to Improve Your Communication Skills by: Dr. Dorene Lehavi1) Listen without judgment. The key to good communication is listening well. Save your judging for later after you have heard and understood what was said.2) Listen with the ...

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The Boss Didn’t Understand Why His Staff Wasn’t Reading His Mind

The Boss Didn’t Understand Why His Staff Wasn’t Reading His Mind by: Laurie Weiss, Ph.DMany people believe that everyone sees the world exactly the same way as they do. This is never true and was the source of much turmoil in Dr. Jacob’s o...

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Rocking The Boat

Rocking The Boat by: Wayne and Tamara Direct Answers - Column for the week of April 5, 2004 I work in a factory, and we have supervisors who play favorites. They have about six girls who can do no wrong, and they have easier jobs than the rest o...

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Why We Chose The Person We Love

Why We Chose The Person We Love by: Terri Arnold, MS (Spicy Grandma) “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” George Santayana “Why do I always wind up with the wrong person? I want someone who is kind, loving, re...

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Walking The Walk

Walking The Walk by: Wayne and Tamara Direct Answers - Column for the week of July 14, 2003 I have a very important question. My wife moved out of the house last year with our young son and daughter. We have done some excellent counseling and ma...

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How To Be Motivated Without A Motivator

How To Be Motivated Without A Motivator by: Jeff Earlywine Many professionals spend their entire careers working under managers or supervisors that don’t truly understand the importance of motivation. This lack of understanding results in one ...

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What is Stress?

What is Stress? by: Michelle L. Casto What is Stress? Stress is an interpretation of an event or circumstance which is understood to be a threat. It can be any force or pressure put on a system (living or nonliving) which may result in a need fo...

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Top Ten methods for never achieving your Goals

Ten methods for never achieving your Goals by: Sarah Pond, Life Coach Top Ten methods to never achieve your goals: 1. Be really vague about it. Do not get specific about what you want to achieve. 2. Keep it a secret. Never tell a soul about your...

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Bad Blood

Blood by: Wayne and Tamara Direct Answers - Column for the week of August 26, 2002 Recently my father passed away. My problem is he never filed a will through the court, but he did have a holographic will, which is an unwitnessed, handwritten w...

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Change the Way You Think and Change Your Life

Change the Way You Think and Change Your LifeDennis is working as a factory worker during the day and a security guard at night. He needs these two incomes in order to stay above water in his bills. He has Wednesday’s off on both jobs and that is t...

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