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Politics, Religion and Business?

We know better—or at least we have been told that in order to have pleasant, congenial conversations with people we should avoid those two hot topics of politics and religion. Why? Well, we individuals have a tendency to be…individuals—with opinions, philosophies, and ideas that we are passionate about. Unfortunately, many people have a hard time understanding that there are as many different ideas and opinions about politics, religion and how to live life as there are people. Often, people feel like in order for them to be “right” everyone else has to be wrong. It can get heated, tense, and … Continue reading →

Preventing Miscommunications

If there is one thing that seems to be a staple to the ongoing custody issues of single and divorced parents, it is miscommunications. “I thought you said you would pick him up at 5” and “I TOLD you that the soccer game was at this field”–among dozens of other phrases and exasperated statements are quite typical for many single parents. Is there anything that can be done to eliminate or prevent all these miscommunications? You might not be able to cut miscommunications completely out of your single parent life, but I do think there are ways they can be … Continue reading →

Customer Conversations–Balancing the Personal with Business

There are those people whose life is an open book–they are eager and willing to talk over all the details with anyone and everyone who will listen. Some of us home business owners may be those sorts of open, social people and we certainly have some colleagues, customers, or clients who always have all sorts of personal life and family information to share. It can be tough to stick to business topics or even get a little bit of business accomplished during these animated conversations. So, how can we balance the personal chat, with the business communications? For many of … Continue reading →