When Diane and I were first married, we lived in a tiny little house (450 square feet) in Redondo Beach, California. It had been built in 1920, and our landlord had renovated it just before we moved in. The garage was too small for our car to fit, so we always parked in the driveway. […]
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A Really Simple Way to Overcome Intimidation
Why do some people intimidate us, but not others? It doesn’t matter how confident we feel; there are just some people we get tongue-tied around: It might be their position, their personality or their power. It could be that they just know how to push our buttons, and we don’t know how to respond. […]
The Power of Encouragement – How your simple words can change someone’s life
Someone says, “You’re not good enough.” How do you feel? Someone else says, “I believe in you.” What does that do for you? The first one is like holding the neck of a balloon, and slowly letting the air out. The second is like blowing it back up. Isn’t it amazing how powerful words can […]