Archive for the 'Learning' Category
10 Things You May Want to Work On
February 15th, 2010Whether you’re looking to increase your dating, find a wife, find a better job, or just get along better with other people, there will always be room to become better at whatever it is you want to do. Today I will share ten ideas with you that have the potential to help you turn you’re [...]
How to Survive Valentines Day
February 12th, 2010I’m sure that many of you who are single, are dreading this Sunday with every ounce of your being. How could you possibly be happy on a day that forces you to realize that you’re single while it seems like everyone around you is happily in love. Well, I’m here to tell you that you [...]
Why do All Girls Play Games?
November 6th, 2009A few days ago, I received a text message from a friend of mine saying “I’m sick of these games! Why do all girls play games!?” Upon receiving this, I took a few minutes to contemplate my response and responded “Have you taken the time to consider that you may be the one playing games?” [...]
The Importance of Incongruence
January 11th, 2009A post that Not a Mean Girl wrote yesterday reminded me just how important congruency is when dealing with other. Being congruent simply means that all of our communication, verbal and non-verbal match and tell the same story. However incongruence usually indicates that something is wrong. For instance you may have a frown on your [...]
The Basics of Reality and Rapport
November 4th, 2008In my last article, A Look in the Mirror – Evaluating Your Own Confidence, I discussed a technique that you can use to not only evaluate your confidence, but also begin to learn to observe non-verbal communication. One reader asked in a comment if the someone who is being “unreasonable or hostile” might be reflecting [...]
Breaking The Cycle of Repeated Mistakes
September 18th, 2008I’m pretty sure that most of you conscious of at least one habit that you have developed that gets repeated over and over again in the same situations. Some of these may be positive habits, like brushing your teeth, yet others may be bad like smoking. On top of these habits that you are aware [...]
How to Let it All Go and Be Happy
August 23rd, 2008The other day I was having a conversation with a friend of mine who had observed that when when we are in stressful situations, I appear to be completely unaffected. He didn’t believe that he was capable of doing this and explained to me how the stress keeps building up on him to the point [...]
What it Means to be Self-Sufficient
August 12th, 2008Just three years ago, when I was experiencing the hardships of divorce, I found myself scouring the Internet looking for a secret to save my marriage. Everywhere I went I read that you have to be "Self-Sufficient" and completely un-needy. At the time this seemed like a ridiculous impossibility. After all, wasn’t the point of [...]
Coping With Life’s Ups and Downs by Being Present
August 3rd, 2008Perhaps you spend much of your time thinking about what will happen in the future, or maybe what has happened in the past. You may find it hard to be excited or happy because your worries constantly occupy your mind. If you find yourself wondering if you can be happy or if you can find [...]
Changing Memories with NLP and Self-Hypnosis
August 1st, 2008The Realization
A few days ago, I was lying in bed, relaxing, and trying to fall asleep, playing around with self-hypnosis. Earlier that day, I had had a conversation with a few members of my family about my childhood and an imaginary friend that I had long since forgotten about. So as I lay there going [...]
