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How to Handle a Strong Personality Person

In my last post we discussed strong personality types. As the beginning of the post stated, having a strong personality can be very beneficial. These are the “get ‘er done” type of people. The leaders. The Type A workaholics who achieve. The downside is these same traits can also come across as bossy, pushy, stubborn …

Beware of Strong Personalities

Do you have someone in your life who is what is colloquially called a “strong personality? You know the type. They’re confident and decisive, know what they want, and a natural leader. They’re great to have around. They’re also a challenge to have around as they are very opinionated and won’t take no for an …

Stop Shoulding All Over Yourself!

In previous blog posts I know I mentioned this but apparently, I don’t have a blog post dedicated to this subject alone. It is an important subject so here we go! How many times a day do you “should” all over yourself? “Should” Seems Harmless It’s common to use the word “should” so it seems …

Do You Deserve It?

A lot of my clients say they feel they don’t deserve something. Do you catch yourself saying that too? Maybe you got a promotion and don’t feel you deserve it? You own your own business and can’t see yourself making fill in the blank number because you don’t deserve it? Or you’re treated poorly in …

It’s Not as Bad as You Think!

Our self-talk can really do a number on us! That’s why it’s important to listen to it yet not listen to it. Listen to it so that you can identify when you are doing it, then don’t listen to it so you can ignore it. Listen to it so you know what’s really bothering you. …

I Haven’t Done it….Yet

It’s common to get overwhelmed, frustrated or insecure when trying a new thing or learning a new skill because we’re afraid that we’ll never get it. It’s kind of like a baby learning to walk. They haven’t done it but eventually they do. Have you ever seen a five or thirty-five-year-old still crawling? No. Humans …

What Does it Say About You…

If you react…. or not? In a nutshell, if you react it means you were triggered. Nothing more, nothing less. If you don’t react overtly, the same applies. You were triggered. Neither makes you a bad person. It just means you have some unresolved issues, like the rest of the world, and you’re reacting from …

If You Are Attacked…

…Don’t react! When you are attacked, it’s easy to react. When we are verbally attacked, we react because it triggered something in us. It’s our natural instinct to defend ourselves. Imagine if someone were throwing a punch at you. What is your first instinct? To throw up your arms in defense. At that point you’re …

Push the Pause Button

Sometimes in life we wish we could have a do-over or push the rewind button. Other times we want to hit the delete key in our mind. People like analogies and visuals. So, here’s a new one for you – push the pause button. A client of mine recently told me that she’s noticing her …

Give the Dog a Cookie

A Strategy to Motivate People I know a person, let’s call her Lady A, that is, well, there’s no real nice way to say this…lazy. She’s never had much responsibility in her life, mostly because she’s not a parent and never really had a job. That’s fine if some people choose not to do either …