Archive for 'Psychology Parlor' Category
How To Communicate Like A Pro
23 April 2008Here are six techniques you can use to help you say things simply but persuasively, and even forcefully:
(1) Get your thinking straight. The most common source of confusing messages is muddled thinking. We have an idea we haven’t thought through. Or we have so much we want to say that we can’t […]
Effective Email
16 April 2008As technology advances, more and more businesses rush to keep up with the pace. Employees today seem to assume that email will be a part of your company policy. However, in a small business, we should not generalize but adapt the tools that work best for our company. Email can be either a help or […]
But What If I am Right ?
9 April 2008“But What If I am Right and all of the facts point to it,” he asked when I was talking about perceptions.
I told him the challenge is most of us can pull out facts to prove we are right. And when we close ourselves off from there being any other possibility, we also close […]
Now There Was a Night
23 March 2008“Now there was a day … and Satan also came among them” (Job 1:6 NKJ); “… The day of grief and desperate sorrow … Then behold, at eventide, trouble!” (Is.17:11c,14 NKJ).
It’s no comfort that every person’s day finally comes. I felt that my day–my dark night of the soul–came that dusky December evening when our […]
Holidays And Depression
22 March 2008Believe it or not, the most stressful time of the year is the winter holidays. Making plans for Christmas and New Years, finding the perfect gifts, crowds, planning meals, making sure that you have a date for New Years, the list of reasons is endless. And in the end, for someone who is […]