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The Ultimate Guide to People-Pleasing

March 31, 2019 By Paul Leave a Comment

If you find yourself people-pleasing for love, attention or fear of confrontation, then this is for you!

As a former people-pleaser myself, I’ve learned exactly what it takes to become very proficient at it. I’ve gained much wisdom since growing out of that phase of my life, so I thought I’d share with you my tips on how to be the best people-pleaser possible.

Are you ready? Here they are:

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When tiny compromises lead to resentments

March 3, 2019 By Paul Leave a Comment

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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.

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Making decisions that are right for you, and tackling obsession and overthinking once and for all – Part 2

February 6, 2019 By Paul Leave a Comment

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This is part two of a two-part episode. Part one is here.

The subject is all about obsessive behavior and repetitive thoughts that keep you stuck. Whether they’re about your ex, your job, or your life, it can be a huge challenge to stop thinking of something that has a great impact on you.

It’s time to get out of the rut. Listen to both parts of this episode and learn what it takes to make the right decisions for you. When the obsessive thinking stops, you’ll be able to get back to a more efficient, more productive, more fulfilling life.

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Making decisions that are right for you, and tackling obsession and overthinking once and for all – Part 1

February 3, 2019 By Paul Leave a Comment

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Obsessive thoughts and over analyzing can lead to terrible (or no) decision-making, causing you to stay in a rut that you can never get out of. Or if you do get out, it’s a very, very slow process.

In this episode, I talk about what it takes to make decisions that are right for you so that you stay out of obsessive thinking and get back to a more efficient, more productive, more fulfilling life.

This is part one of a two-part episode. Part two is here.

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Are you enabling the bad behavior of other people?

October 21, 2018 By Paul Leave a Comment

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Do you enable behavior that you don’t like? Is it possible that the people that cause you stress do so because you are allowing it in some way?

This episode covers a very important topic that may help you get your power back if you adopt and apply the message.

For more on enabling bad behavior, be sure to tune into the Love and Abuse podcast.

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