See Yourself As Others Do

Monday, December 29th, 2008

Will you be my Valentine?
Creative Commons License photo credit: Felix Francis

Looking within yourself is an essential part of self awareness, but without the ability to see yourself as others do, you won’t be able to manage what you communicate about yourself to others.  The ability to connect what’s going on inside of you to how you appear on the outside is essential for communicating the right things about yourself, rather than leaving it up to the interpretation of others.  The following steps will allow you to see yourself as others do.

Letting Go Of Others; Give The Same Space You Would Want

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

And again alone, but still green...
Creative Commons License photo credit: HAMED MASOUMI

Think about all of the people who have come and gone from your life.  (It’s a lot, isn’t it?)  Have you ever tried to stop an important person in your life from going?  Maybe your best friend at work has accepted a new job and you are worried that you will be lonely.  Or, your long-distance boyfriend or girlfriend has decided that the distance has become too much and they want to end the relationship even though their feelings for you haven’t changed.