The conventional approach to compromise is that it is a necessary component for healthy relationships. The usual line is: To have a good relationship, you need to compromise.
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Restarting
The other day I was at lunch with two friends who were working something out that was of so little consequence, it could barely even be called an
What does your bark mean?
For those of us with dogs, we know the difference between a bark to alert us to something compared with a bark to get us to pay attention
Do you have something challenging to communicate?
The other day we came across something Seth Godin said, "Communication is a process, not an event." Well said. Too often we wipe our brow after a challenging communication
Do you have something to say?
What do you do at the times when you know you have something to say, but you can’t figure out what it is. This might be when you
Are you standing on a rug?
You’ve got to find someone in your life that pulls the rug out from under you, just at the right time. It can be the most profound gift.
Preventing a stone heart
"Too long a sacrifice Can make a stone of the heart" -W. B. Yeats Take a look right now, have you developed a stone heart towards any of
4 Steps to avoid “stupid” arguments
Have you ever found yourself in the middle of a “stupid argument” and asked, “how did we get here?” Or awakened in the morning after an argument and
Tips for better communication
Take a moment to think about how you talk with someone who does not speak the same language(s) as you. What do you do? Slow down, pick simpler
How to make family dialogues work
A number of you wrote in asking for more workable ways to communicate with family to help keep things working well in the household. This is what we