Every time I have a holiday I say the same thing – when I get back, I must slow down, be less busy with work, make more time for friends….etc. Then after a while, the good resolutions are forgotten and I am as busy as ever….
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We need things to look forward to.
For couples, Valentines Day is something to make special this year to lighten lockdown. What are you finding to look forward to?
In my last blog I gave tips on how to defuse and deal with conflict. This week I am looking at the different ways individuals react to conflict. …
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When we interact with others, we get stressed by different things. Last week’s tips were how to help your housemates cope with #forcedtogetherness. This week it’s about how you can help yourself to manage the stress of so much time at home – with or without others.
Continue readingTwo weeks into #socialdistancing and there’s a lot of good advice around on how to cope with #socialisolation. But what about how to cope with #forcedtogetherness?
It is very easy to trigger negative emotions and reactions in other people especially when we are spending so much time with them.
So here are some tips…
Flowers, a meal out, a cosy night in……how should you celebrate Valentine’s Day (if at all)?
Continue readingWe tend to judge others by their impact on us, but Interaction Styles enables us to make allowances and see beyond that to their positive intention….
Continue readingSeeing real people in action is a great way to appreciate how the impact and influence of each Interaction Style works. Our last three Prime Ministers and the leader of the Opposition, each display one of the four Styles in their public persona. Here is my take on them…
Continue readingGone are the days (thank goodness) when fathers were remote figures whose children hardly knew them. Now you can be your natural self far more. But what is your natural style?
Continue readingMost people use “to-do” lists but we use them in different ways. For some people a to-do list is a list of things they will definitely do (at the appropriate time). For others, a to-do list is a mixture of things they will do and things they “might” do.
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