How not to take rejection and disappointment so personally in your personal and professional relationships
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Ridicule of Robert Mueller by the public, the media and Congress may be coming from Magical Thinking, unrealistic expectations and disappointment that he didn’t offer additional information during the hearings. Sometimes folks take their disappointments personally.
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Body Language Between Putin and Trump
Did you notice Vladimir Putin imitating Donald Trump’s posture? Mirroring someone’s movements, gestures, rate of speech, phrases, pauses, or their language is a way of trying to build rapport and trust. Realtors and sales associates call it ‘prospecting,’ Counselors and…
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After Banning Abortion: What Happens to Children and Families?
A flurry of bills to ban abortion but no one talks about what will happen to these ‘saved’ unwanted infants. What if some parents are unable or unwilling to provide a safe, secure, loving, protected environment. As a long-time Child…
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Coaching Joe Biden on Saying “I’m Sorry” – The Art of Apologizing 101
Folks struggle to apologize in a way that the other person craves to hear it. #JoeBiden has been trying to figure all of this out. Learn how to turn a non-apology into taking responsibility for words, actions (or non-actions) that…
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The Many Faces of Survivor Guilt
Waylon Jennings and I shared the same haunting guilty thought for many years. Here are some of the various ways #survivor guilt shows itself – not just after tragedies but in the daily lives of some families.
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When Children Are Exploited By Our Government
Forced separation from parents is only part of the story. What about the thousands of unaccounted for children? Will they be reunited? Or will unethical people attempt to make money from exploitation and human trafficking, including adoption, of these infants…
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