We make so many decisions every day -- What to wear, what to eat, what direction to drive, who to talk to, what to do for fun, what time to go to sleep, and a million more! Even though some of these decisions seem automatic,...
Around the time a child turns 2, they discover the word “no”. And then the answer for everything suddenly becomes no. Are you sleepy? No. Are you hungry? No. Are you ready to go home? No. Pick up your toy. No. And just as quickly...
In a previous post, we looked at techniques to help us learn to say no when we haven't felt comfortable telling others no. One of the main points from that post is that it sometimes feels uncomfortable when we start to become assertive and tell...
No matter how much care we exercise, we all eventually end up dealing with a difficult person. This could be a neighbor, a co-worker, or even a family member. These people never seem to be satisfied with our decisions and behavior or life in general...