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Why Rejection Feels Like Physical Pain
When we experience relational hurts (whether through actions, words, or lack of encouragement), we often use phrases like "She broke my heart," ...
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Joke about Listening to the 'Whole' Story
One day an old man was casually walking along a country lane with his dog and his mule. Suddenly a speeding pick-up truck careened around the corner, ...
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Nelson Mandela on the Power of Words
It is never my custom to use words lightly. If 27 years in prison have done anything to us, it was to use the silence of solitude to make us understand ...
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Talking Is Easy, Listening Is Hard Work
Take this simple test: After your next long conversation with someone, estimate what percentage of it you spent talking. Be honest. No, you're already ...
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Tom Hanks Admits He often Lies to People
After Reader's Digest nominated the actor Tom Hanks as "the most trusted man in the world" (in 2013), on the Late Show David Letterman asked ...
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Research Shows Unsolicited Advice Doesn't Help
An article in The Wall Street Journal summarized a series of studies which proved what many people may know from experience—giving advice isn't ...
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Brutally Honest Rejection Letters
The website Business Insider ran an article titled "7 Brutally Honest Job Rejection Letters." Here are two examples of how not to confront someone. ...
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Botched Translation Leads to Tragedy
A good translation or translator really does matter. Professional translator Nataly Kelly tells the following story about what journalists have called ...
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Traffic Cop Gives Tickets but Avoids Complaints
By the very nature of the business, L.A. County traffic cops receive plenty of complaints about their work. After all, most motorists don't think ...
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Business Leader Elicits Brutally Honest Feedback
After interviewing business leaders at over 100 companies, the authors of a Harvard Business Review article concluded: "Smart leaders today … ...
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