We all have to deal with difficult people and tough conversations from time to time. It’s part of life. Nice thing is though if you practice just a couple adjustments in your communication and your energy, you’ll find that you can handle them in a much more confident and influential way. Takes a little bit of practice but you can start with these two tips today. Make sure to focus on your calm energy and communicate a boundary or standard in a healthy way. Calm energy is the key. If you communic

We make change harder than it needs to be. I know we all like the sound of advice…talking about empathy and compassion gives us the warm and fuzzies, but that’s not what this advice is for. It’s not supposed to be “feel good” and motivational it’s supposed to help us grow. It’s supposed to help us change how we think about ourselves, how we communicate, and how we interact with the world around us. And all of that is totally available by practicing emotional intelligence but we have to be intent

If you know me, then you know I love to think of different ways to approach the growth we all need in our lives. An important area we can all improve on is handling difficult conversations and triggering situations. Staying calm and levelheaded instead of emotionally reactive. Having a healthy, productive conversation instead of an argument we’ll regret or that might ruin the relationship. A great way to practice is with this simple mindset… I’ll call it “the adult and the 9 year olds” approach

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