October 30, 2015 Communication
I was once told the burden of communication is on the speaker. Unfortunately, I couldn’t understand him! You can’t blame your audience for becoming muddled if your ideas aren’t expressed clearly. One technique for ensuring you are clear every time…
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There is something within human beings that thrives on the pursuit of happiness. Not the happiness itself, mind you, but the journey that must be taken to get there. Whether it is the thrill of moving forward or the satisfaction…
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A quick poll will tell you men want sex, beer and Jean Claude Van Damme films. It’s easier to say that than say they want security, love and respect. No-one would believe that, not even men. We’re supposed to be sex and beer…
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As the great ABBA once sang “Breaking up is never easy, I know.” But what makes them uniquely qualified to give such advice? It can’t just be because they’re Swedish. As far as this writer knows, no one country has a…
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Typically, an adult has five million hairs on their body, one hundred thousand of which are found on the head. It is common to shed one hundred hairs a day. As a rule, hair grows fastest between the ages of…
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June 12, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
I can understand why it’s a surprise to meet a happily married couple like my wife and I. The much quoted statistic of 50% of all marriages end in divorce is proof of the rarity of marital happiness. Add to this…
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