Relationships Happen When You Focus on Others
We can improve our relationships if we focus more on others than on ourselves. The problem is, we often don’t want to.
MAXIMIZING RELATIONSHIPS (ALL)
Main category for relationships.
Building Good Relationship Habits One Step at a Time
Every day, you make dozens of choices that affect your relationships one way or the other. You won’t get them all right, but you can move in the right direction if you focus on those decisions one at a time. And if you keep making good choices, you build good habits along the way.
Investing in Real Conversations to Increase Connection
When was the last time you had a real conversation? Not an interaction with only casual small talk about hobbies, work, or other activities. A deeper conversation when you were totally engaged in the moment. One where you empathetically focused more on the other person than yourself—your feelings, your stories, your agenda.
How Being Self-Aware Will Improve Your Communication
Imagine you’re a football player at the University of Alabama—before Coach Saban retired. How would you react when asked to do something?
Letting Go of Control to Improve Your Relationships
Who do you know that is like the person I am about to describe? John likes to be in charge, and he enjoys being in control…
Improving Your Relationships One Step at a Time
Who do you know that is like the person I am about to describe? John likes to be in charge, and he enjoys being in control…
How to Have More Friends
A while back, there was period of a few weeks when I kept seeing a number of men I knew commenting on social media about the same article. What was… Read More »How to Have More Friends
Being a Dad
Listen to the 6-minute podcast version Watch a 1-minute introductory video [Note from Steve: I wrote this a few years ago but remember those feelings well …] Family relationships are… Read More »Being a Dad
Becoming an Adult
Listen to the 6-minute podcast version Watch a 1-minute introductory video Do you have empathy for what young people go through, including your own kids? Each person on earth is… Read More »Becoming an Adult
Choose to Make a Difference
If there was some behavior that made us feel good, gave us a sense of purpose, and helped us deal with life issues such as depression, anxiety, and addiction, you… Read More »Choose to Make a Difference