Posts Tagged ‘writing’
Why Effective Communication Skills Are Important for Good Parenting
Knowing how to communicate well is important in any relationship, yet in parenting it’s critical! As a parent you are interacting with people who have yet to mature. They aren’t as experienced in life as they will be. It can be challenging to convey the proper messages and to accurately understand their undeveloped ability to…
Read MoreHow To Spark Creativity When You’re Feeling Tired
Creativity is a mashup of work and play, art and science, simplicity and complexity. If it were as easy as paint by numbers or a dot-to-dot template, it wouldn’t matter what your energy level was; you’d just yawn your way along while sipping coffee and coming out of morning brain-fog with a dozen fantastic ideas.…
Read MoreHow To Get Over Divorce Depression And Start Moving On With Your Life
Divorce is a harrowing and stressful event under any circumstance, and more so if it wasn’t what you wanted. Getting through the legal battles, negotiation, compromise, financial and emotional devastation, and life disruption is difficult enough. It’s a long-term transition. You may feel like you’ve been forced to leave a cozy, safe nest, and thrown…
Read MoreHow Effective Communication Skills Strengthen Your Personality And Self-Esteem
Think of all the things you do well. Are you a cook, an athlete, a math whiz, an author or speaker, a person who can repair anything, an architect or interior designer, a gardener? Why do you identify as that kind of person? Confidence? Now think about how you feel when you’re engaged in those…
Read MoreHow To Boost Up Creativity To Feel More Energetic
“I’m too tired to write!” I said with tears streaming down my face. This wasn’t ages ago, in my youth. This was yesterday! I’d forgotten that creativity is the key to energy for me…for a moment. Then today I remembered and doodled for a while, took a walk listening to Kundalini chants, and I came…
Read MoreWondering, “Why Are Effective Communication Skills Crucial To Your Success?”
Here’s your answer…. You have an uncompromising work ethic. You possess extensive, diverse experience. Your skills unmatched. So why are effective communication skills crucial to your success? At any given moment, with or without intention or awareness, you are communicating. Even if no other human is in the vicinity and no pet is picking up…
Read MoreDo You Have Effective Communication Skills? Take This Quiz To Find Out!
Do you have effective communication skills? No one is perfect when it comes to communication, but just about everyone can do better and become more effective. It’s something we should strive toward because we communicate for better or worse every single day. Take this short quiz to identify your communication strengths and weaknesses. When communicating…
Read MoreHow To Boost Your ARTistic Creativity
Last week, I spoke about creativity at work. This week, I’m going share some go-to tips you can use when you’re wondering how to boost your artistic creativity. I’ll also be hosting a Facebook Live at 5 pm Eastern today where I go over these tips in more depth, using props…a virtual show and tell.…
Read MoreThe 5 Effective Communication Skills You Need Most
I usually talk about the C’s of communication when I’m teaching or giving a presentation because they are foundational to building relationships and establishing good rapport. I find there to be 5 effective communication skills you need most, though many other communication skills are great to possess and use. One of the main difficulties in…
Read More5 Great Ideas For How To Boost Creativity In Writing
If your writing needs a boost, you need to think outside the box (or book). Here are some quick tips to show you how to boost creativity in writing even if your well is dry. Back up and then go in reverse. Would you keep driving your car if you realized you were going in…
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