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12 Communication Skills
Verbal communication is like playing ping pong while juggling and jumping on a trampoline. There is far more going on than just bouncing back and forth between a speaker and listener! A speaker must choose words and transmit them with…
Tagged with: active-listening, communication, communication-skills, relationships
Posted in communication, personal development, work skills
Posted in communication, personal development, work skills
Understanding Body Language
“What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say” – Ralph Waldo Emerson A large part of communication comes from body language. A listener must understand the nonverbal part of a message, and a speaker needs to match body…
Posted in Ideas That Work
12 Soft Skills for Success
Many of the top skills desired by employers are soft skills that involve purposeful work, personal qualities, and people. PURPOSE↳ Planning• Problem solve• Look at tasks to achieve outcomes• Actively select important priorities• Next actions to schedule• Include time to…
Meaningful Conversations
Have you ever wished for more meaningful conversations that develop deeper relationships? Our connections with others improve our happiness and combat loneliness. Conversation is a special communication skill to practice. The best communicators are present, observant, and provide feedback to…
Posted in Ideas That Work, personal development
Skills for Career Advancement
“The career advice you probably didn’t get” TED talk by Susan Colantuono describes three types of important skills for career advancement: 1. Use the greatness in you. 2. Engage the greatness in others. 3. Achieve and sustain extraordinary outcomes. (often…
Six Rs of Resilience
Mastering the skills of resilience helps us to navigate when the waters of life become choppy and we may begin to doubt our abilities to handle the challenges. Six Rs of Resilience: • Reflect: recognize feelings, thoughts and actions •…
Tagged with: mental-health, mindfulness, personal-growth, resilience, self-improvement
Posted in personal development
Posted in personal development
Field Notes for Productivity
For my own task management system, I rely a lot on lists in Google Drive and Keep. As I try to drill down to what is truly important in the moment, it helps to have printed information about finding focus,…
Posted in goals, productivity
Anti-Loneliness Actions for 12 Connections
Loneliness is an epidemic, and it has devastating effects. An article at Forbes called “The Neuroscience of Loneliness” provides twelve ways to combat loneliness from the book “Connect: 12 Vital Ties That Open Your Heart, Lengthen Your Life, and Deepen…
Tagged with: loneliness, mental-health, relationships
Posted in love & relationships, personal development
Posted in love & relationships, personal development
Great Reads
Some books I have read have been life changing. If you are interested in learning and personal growth, here is a starter kit for fabulous non-fiction books and films by the authors. A spreadsheet at the TED Talk Book Discussion…
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