Archive for the 'Communication' Category
Protecting Yourself From Other People’s Garbage
Thursday, July 26th, 2007Last week I was driving in my car and reflecting on how great life is. I have a thing about aiming to stay in the moment, so I was busy paying attention to what a perfect moment it was.
I enjoy driving. It’s one of those times I’m able to stop rushing around trying to […]
Marriage Help That Really Helps
Wednesday, June 27th, 2007Diana is sick to death of Steve. She’s sick of the their continual bickering, she’s sick of the fighting, she’s sick of spending so much time in separate beds, she’s sick of how anxious she feels and she’s sick of obsessing about the relationship so much of the time. As a result she decided to […]
Arguments That Push Your Buttons
Thursday, April 19th, 2007As a result of publishing Should I Stay or Should I Go on the net I’m working more and more with couples in crisis. One of the things I see time and time again is that a lot of couples seem to have the same fight, or at least end up in the same place […]
Listen Carefully
Wednesday, March 7th, 2007I’m quoted in the March edition of Cosmopolitan in an article titled ‘Why he loves you more than you think’. My section is about how much importance you could be putting on the words your loved one uses about you. Men in particular are very literal when it comes to the things they say. At […]
How To Stop Arguments Before They Start
Wednesday, December 13th, 2006I’m still putting the final touches to Should I Stay or Should I Go and I’m really amazed by what I’ve learned whilst researching it. So many more of the problems between couples than I ever realised are actually communication based issues not compatibility mismatches. This is great news if you are in a relationship […]
He Never Says ‘I Love You’
Wednesday, November 1st, 2006Joyce* has been coaching with me for a couple of months and came to me because she was considering leaving her relationship. She’d been with this guy for the last two years but had got to the point were she could no longer ignore her sense of feeling unloved and under appreciated. Initially she was […]
How To Make Yourself More Attractive
Wednesday, October 18th, 2006Would you like to know a quick and easy-to-master skill that will make you more attractive overnight? Are you ready to give out doses of love and affection guaranteed to make you and those around you feel even better about life?
One of my ‘How to Talk to Women‘ clients, Robert, was complaining that he wasn’t […]
How Dolphin Training Can Improve Your Relationships
Tuesday, July 25th, 2006When I was younger, and didn’t understand the political implications of keeping animals in captivity, I wanted to be a dolphin trainer. As a result I used to do a little work at a dolphinarium.
As you probably know dolphins are very smart and love to play games. When I began feeding them they’d come right […]
Are You A Master or Disaster of Relationships?
Thursday, June 1st, 2006After decades of research, both personal and professional, I’ve come to the conclusion that if you’re serious about being in a relationship you’d better get comfortable with the fact that you’re going to fight with your loved one from time to time. Given it’s a given, how much would you value a quick and easy […]