What is negotiation?

Life is all about negotiation. We negotiate every day, from the time we wake up to when we go to bed. It is true to say that living is negotiating and that life is a series of negotiations. The people who are successful and happy in life are the people who have...

The Power of Positive Communication

We’ve all heard about the power of positive thinking. It can transform our lives and shape our futures. Something that I’ve been reminding myself to work on lately is the power of positive communication. Here are some things I’m reminding myself...

When helping the poor becomes complicated

Here is a true story. Identifying information has been changed to protect the privacy of those involved. For the last six years, Grace Baptist, a small church in Austin, Texas, has had a significant portion of its campus empty. The church used to run an orphanage...

No Gossip Policy for your Family or Organization

Gossiping is talking about anything negative with someone who can’t help solve the problem. … Gossiping is the fastest way to destroy the culture and team spirit within a family, organization, and community. Gossiping will burn down a healthy corporate culture like...

How to accept criticism

Part of having healthy relationships with people is that you will from time to time do things that they don’t like. That’s just the way the ball rolls. When you do that, the right thing for them to do is offer you some feedback. A while ago, I listened to...