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The three f’s: firm, fair, and friendly.

This is a simple guide to communicating in an assertive manner. Many times we shut…

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If you don’t ask, you don’t get.

A lot of my clients feel defeated. Shut out of conversations, opportunities, choices, and experiences.…

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Change your thinking, change your life.

This has been the theme of my practice since the beginning and it is one…

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A change is as good as a rest.

This is one of my favorite adages, because nothing is more constant in life than…

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Whatever you put your attention on expands.

Whenever you experience something, interpersonally or otherwise, you can spin it any way you chose.…

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The best place to start is to start.

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” — Laozi There is…

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BYOB: Be in your own business.

Members of your family, friends or acquaintances personal issues (money, their relationships, their work issues,…

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Lose a different way.

Years ago I played league tennis and I lost every match. Not 6-0, 6-0, but…

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Stimulus 2, Response 10

Let’s say there was a scale from 1 to 10 with 1 being “no big…

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The Conversation Barometer

Sometimes it is difficult to start a conversation! There are times we sense that there is…

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Why do I need relationship advice?

So you have a great relationship! That’s awesome! You might ask, why do I need…

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Mindfulness and Dating

Mindfulness refers to one’s nonjudgmental awareness and full attention in the present moment. People who…

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Craving Connectedness

One of the most basic emotional needs we all have is to feel connected. Connection…

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How to Deal with Unusual Emotions

Some emotions are just downright weird! You feel them churning inside of you but you…

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Mindfulness

There are many definitions for mindfulness, all of them are correct. Mindfulness is basically moment-to-moment…

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The two biggest happiness illusions

Let’s explore, just for the moment, the two biggest obstacles to happiness. The first major…

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What’s love got to do with it?

There are so many types of LOVE. Sometimes we get hung up on the most…

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Peak Moments

Sometimes our expectations of happiness are all messed up. We seem to expect happiness to…

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