Strengthening Relationships, Eliminating He Said, She Said talk. — Two guys sit together on a couch watching the game. “Beer?” “Cheers.” Thirty-seven minutes pass by, the silence is broken only by the sound of crunching potato chips and the announcer’s play by play. “What a move!” “Ummpt.” And if you asked those guys about their day, they would both…

Racing the clock on New Year’s Day, praying we would make it on time, wasn’t the way I’d planned to start the New Year or a brand-new decade. Thankfully, we did get a few hours to talk with my father-in-law before he died, but the death of this man, who…

Sometimes you click with people and sometimes you don’t. Would it surprise you to know there’s actually a formula to it? And even better, you can use that formula to create better relationships. Familiarity+Intimacy+Liking = A Deeper Connection It’s a simple formula. Here’s how it works…. Let’s say you’re an enthusiast of the Japanese art…

When I worked at Country Music Television, I got to see and meet quite a few stars who came into our Canadian studio for interviews. It was cool for sure, but I’ve never really been the fan girl type or a starstruck kind of person. I really just saw them…

I was trying to figure out how to solve yet another issue with the store’s schedule. It was the bane of my existence when I was a retail manager. I walked into the staff room, mentally shuffling shifts around in order to cover the gaps. “Who pissed in your Corn…

“Put your hands out, palms up. Now move them back and forth.” I moved my arms in locomotive style, without the chugga chugga choo choo. “Feel the energy in that?” I nodded. “Now close one palm.” As soon as I did, the rhythm was thrown off. “In order to have…

I watched as people turned their backs to the man as he approached. He’d been working the room for a while, his clipboard in hand. Instead of introducing himself, he immediately asked for an email to add to his newsletter list. …

“How are you doing?” “I heard you recently got married?” Awkward silence. “Um…where did you go on your honeymoon?” “We didn’t have one.” If you’ve been in this position, you know how difficult it can be to navigate and, forever after, it can leave you with a little niggling fear…

Most people worry that asking for a favour will make the other person think poorly of them. In fact, the opposite is true. Asking for a small favour will actually help you create deeper connections and people will like you more for it. …