Your Emotions Are Your Responsibility

“You made me feel…” “I feel angry when you do…” Is it possible that I have that much power over you to cause your body to react to what I do or say? What you feel is about you. When you are with someone, you may think they make you feel a certain way. When [...]

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How Do I Deal With Someone I Hate?

This was the question from Barbara, a CEO, just the other day. “I’m happy with every other area of my work – even my personal life – but I hate to deal with my boss. Can you teach me?” What you think of a person is your own personal bias or judgment and needs to [...]

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What’s Frustrating You? A Case for Asserting Boundaries

Betty ignored her inner voice that told her to be more assertive with her client – or to stop working with him. She wanted to impress this guy so he would refer other people to her. But it was costing her dearly – in both time and energy. This client was draining her resources. Betty [...]

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When You Don’t Honor Yourself, It Hurts

Sue felt the tug in her body telling her that this wasn’t right but she ignored it – for years. And now, she is paying the price. When we discussed the issue, which happened to be about her teeth, Sue realized several times in her life listening to the advice of so-called “experts” and feeling [...]

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How to Handle Negativity in the Workplace

Challenge: I’m a new manager leading a team of sales professionals. One of my associates is very negative and does minimal work. While he meets quota, he could do so much more and his negativity impacts the other members of our team. He’s been with our company for a number of years and it seems [...]

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