What Do You Immediately Notice?

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Have you ever looked at someone and within seconds formed a lasting first impression?  A first impression, which at the time seems justified, impacts how you interact with that person now and in the future.It happens all the time. However, in many cases the first impressions we make are wrong. Brain research reveals we are hard-wired…

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Are You Having That Difficult Conversation?

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You know, the time when your heart starts beating fast, your mouth gets dry, your thoughts get flooded with so much emotion you don’t know how to think? A recent President once said, “sometimes when people are under stress, they hate to think, and it’s the time when they most need to think.”Funny, though, how in…

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