There’s likely a long-term relationship in your life you’re better off ending right now. It could be your marriage, but more likely a partner you’ve been seeing or a toxic friend.
But how do you know when you should end a long-term relationship? When you know it’s best to finish it, what can you do to cut off a long-term relationship without having the person burn your house down? This article answers these questions. … Click to continue reading →
Drugs, alcohol, energy vampires, greedy clients, persistent salespersons, and charity seekers. These are few of the many objects and people sucking your time, money, energy, focus, and life. For many reasons, however, you give in to them as you donate money, help another hour, work overtime, remain at a venue, or answer a survey.
This is not just an article to help you be assertive – it is a complete guide about the psychology of saying no. Too many people struggle to decline an offer, say they won’t help out, or reject a dangerous substance with confidence. Forces like guilt, peer pressure, and an inability to assert oneself makes people say yes, which puts them in situations they later regret. … Click to continue reading →
When you think of delegation and getting other people to do tasks you would normally do – without you having to watch people with a hawk-eye – do you only think of organizational leadership? Book after book has been written on delegation in business. The ability to delegate, however, is a powerful skill any person should learn for their personal, career, and family success.
Delegation transfers the decision-making process to someone else. It is simply the transference of responsibility to another person. It allows you to get more done in less time than if you tried to do the activity yourself. You must learn this skill because time disallows you to do what you want done.
This article is beyond business to help you empower anybody to make decisions on their own while not subjecting them, or anyone else, to emotional pain. You will learn how to avoid turning yourself into a cantankerous, controlling individual while still getting things done. … Click to continue reading →
Update: What Christmas present did you get for yourself? You can tell me ;-) None for me this year. 2011-12-29 ⇒ Follow me on Twitter.