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Listening Skills: 10 Steps to Effective Listening

Written by Dianne Schilling
Saturday, 20 March 2010 22:42
In today's high-tech, high-speed, high-stress world, communication is more important then ever, yet we seem to devote increasingly less time to really listening to each other. Genuine listening has become a rare gift—the gift of time. It helps build relationships, solve problems, ensure understanding, resolve conflicts, and improve accuracy. At work, effective listening means fewer errors and less wasted time. At home, it helps develop resourceful, self-reliant kids who can solve their own problems. Listening builds friendships and careers. It saves money and marriages.
Last Updated on Saturday, 20 March 2010 23:08
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Resilience: How to Turn Adversity to Your Advantage

Written by Dianne Schilling
Sunday, 28 February 2010 00:59
There's a saying that goes, "Life is twenty percent what you make it and eighty percent how you take it." It's a playful admission that only a small percentage of life happens the way we plan it. Everyday reality is filled with disappointments, setbacks, barriers and frustrations. We don't have nearly the control over events that we'd like to think we have.
Last Updated on Monday, 26 July 2010 23:34
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Emotional Intelligence: The Key to Controlling Feelings

Written by Dianne Schilling
Sunday, 07 February 2010 00:06
For generations, it was called "women's intuition"—the ability to sense what's really going on in a situation, to assess people's thoughts and feelings accurately, to express empathy, to respond appropriately—often in the absence of hard data. Since 1995, thanks to psychologist and best-selling author Daniel Goleman (Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ), this talent (never exclusively female) has a more accurate name—emotional intelligence—and a scientific explanation.
Last Updated on Monday, 26 July 2010 23:35
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Getting Into Flow: Concentration at Its Best

Written by Dianne Schilling
Saturday, 06 February 2010 23:40
Have you ever been so engrossed in an activity that you completely lost track of time? What an incredible feeling it is to "come to" and realize that for an hour or more you achieved perfect concentration, your thoughts and emotions precisely channeled, totally aligned with the task at hand. No preoccupation, no anxiety, no blocks, nothing to impede the flow.
Last Updated on Monday, 26 July 2010 23:37
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Self-Talk Your Way to a Stronger Self-Image

Written by Dianne Schilling
Monday, 01 February 2010 00:11
Like most of folks, you probably don't like it when people say unkind things about you. But what about the negative, unkind things you say about yourself? How much time have you invested in cleaning up that slate? Too many of the things we say to ourselves about ourselves are negative. Put-downs and negative self-talk not only make us unhappy and discouraged, they become stubborn roadblocks to goal attainment.
Last Updated on Monday, 26 July 2010 23:39
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