“In less enlightened times, the best way to impress women was to own a hot car. But women wised up and realized it was better to buy their own hot cars so they wouldn’t have to ride around with jerks.”Scott Adams, cartoonist Jerks. They’re the ones who seem to go out of their way to make your life miserable. And …
10 Tips for Building Relationships that Work
“Humans are by nature too complicated to be understood fully. So, we can choose either to approach our fellow human beings with suspicion or to approach them with an open mind, a dash of optimism and a great deal of candor.” Tom Hanks, actor Go ahead and write down the name of every HIGHLY successful person you know, or have …
Difficult People: How to Spot Them and Stop Them
“Martyrdom has always been a proof of the intensity, never of the correctness of a belief.”Arthur Schnitzler, Austrian author Difficult people use a variety of methods. The most noticeable ones are the mean, nasty, and in-your-face types who try to intimidate and use you. But some difficult people are “nice,” at least on the surface, for a short while. …
Listen to This
“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.”Winston Churchill, former prime minister of Great Britain In the nonstop battle for better communication, you’ve got to take the TIME to make it happen. Effective communication does not take place “on the run” or “in the quick.” And if …