Emotional Intelligence for Better Relationships
When you are interacting with people that only want what they want, regardless of how it affects you, you’re in for a very dysfunctional, and possibly emotionally harmful situation.
It’s important to know your line and know when people cross it, then honor that line so that you don’t lose a bit of yourself.
(Transcript of this episode follows) [Read more…]
If you’re always looking in the rear view mirror, it’s quite possible you’re not creating the life you want.
Sometimes you get to the tipping point where you just can’t stand it anymore and you take action. Segment one of this episode covers this and more.
In segment two, there’s a seriously difficult decision facing someone who wrote to me who is married but wants to explore being transgender, but his wife is upset and the marriage is in limbo. The impossible decision looms over him.
If you don’t mind, I’m going to be Captain Obvious for a moment and share something with you that you already know:
Life can throw you a curve ball and turn your entire world upside down.
Let me give you an example of a curve ball: [Read more…]
Do you make small compromises with the people you love so that they will like or love you more?
There are two ways to compromise:
One has attached resentments, the other doesn’t.
I’ll give you one guess which method of compromise works better for the relationships in your life. [Read more…]
Do you value what your partner values? If not, you may be in for a rude awakening when they suddenly get upset with you for seemingly no reason.
What’s important to you may not be important to them, and vice versa, but it might be a good idea to make what they value important to you since your relationship’s longevity may depend on it. [Read more…]