Psychology
4 “Black Flag” Phrases
You know you’ve heard these phrases before… Perhaps you’ve likely said them yourself… I call them “black flag” phrases, and you should be very afraid of them… These statements are communication suicide for practitioners, though they usually don’t realize... Read More »
Feel the Shake
You must be deliberate about putting yourself into uncomfortable and uncertain situations at times. These are the types of situations that have you shaking in your boots, figuratively and literally... Read More »
Stop Complaining, Get Pissed, & Grow a Pair
This piece is for those (of us) who benefit from getting the cage rattled a little bit sometimes. If you can't handle that, then you should consider clicking off. No harm, no foul... Read More »
It IS Self-Help!
The term "self-help" gets a bad rap all-too-often. It's looked down upon by some as corny or ineffective. Hardly... Read More »
10 Tenets
talk shiFt™ is about getting the best possible end-results by embracing and executing several key areas. Here are the 10 tenets (principles)... Read More »
Too Hard?
Is it too hard NOT to be a territorial asshole? I think not... Read More »
resolu-SHUN
Good intentions don't pay the bills. It's action that's king... Read More »
Restraint
Demonstrate some RESTRAINT for fuck's sake by riding roughshod over your impulsive, knee jerk reactions whenever your expectations (of the world and everyone in it) don't get met... Read More »
Fantasy Football
Don't we take real people and their real actions and behaviors, and then assemble them into our own new reality...? Read More »
Assumption Gumption
Have the gumption to supervise your assumptions. This proactive activity will prevent the unnecessary foot-on-mouth disease from rearing its ugly head at inopportune times... Read More »
3 Kinds of People
Why do some people take action and accomplish much in life while others do not? I've found that people generally fall into one of three categories... Read More »
Need It Most
I’m so sick of some people dismissing blog posts, talks or trainings on the so-called “soft skills” as simply “common sense.” Just because you may have read a few books or articles on communication and listening skills, or even attended a seminar or two over the... Read More »
Dare You To Move
I get it. You get down. You feel out sometimes. You get stuck in ruts… don’t we all right? But this doesn’t have to mean you’re down and out all the time. Winners in the game of life aren’t victims; always... Read More »
Thankful?
Happy Thanksgiving, and all that happy horse shit… I don’t mind holidays… I enjoy them as much as the next guy, I just don’t gush over them like a lot of people do. Yes, I’m thankful for things in... Read More »
