Sylvia B.Week 10 -Avoid ArgumentsThe thing about this, you can never really tell if by avoiding an argument, you would end up better or worse off. Take this example, this…Mar 17, 2017Mar 17, 2017
Sylvia B.inThe Hearts and Minds ProjectWeek 9- Make people feel importantI didn’t really have many opportunities to do this for the specific reason to get something, but I still found some ways to make people…Mar 5, 2017Mar 5, 2017
Sylvia B.inThe Hearts and Minds ProjectWeek 8-Talk in terms of other peoples interestsFirst things first- make sure you know at least a little about the subject of interest of the person you are going to have a conversation…Feb 26, 2017Feb 26, 2017
Sylvia B.inThe Hearts and Minds ProjectWeek 6- Say NamesIt’s easy not to notice how you address people, for example, this week I found that I tend to call people by name if it ends in an “e”…Feb 14, 20171Feb 14, 20171
Sylvia B.inThe Hearts and Minds ProjectWeek 5- SmileThis principal was probably the easiest of the five so far, but it was by far the one that I most disliked. I don’t like faking smiles…Feb 12, 2017Feb 12, 2017
Sylvia B.inThe Hearts and Minds ProjectWeek 4- Show a genuine interest in other peopleI didn’t notice any direct results for this principal last week, so I waited until this week to post about it. It is hard to find things…Feb 6, 20171Feb 6, 20171
Sylvia B.inThe Hearts and Minds ProjectWeek 3: Arouse in the person an eager wantI didn’t have many opportunities to use this principle so far, I do have one very good example of a time when it did came of great use to…Jan 25, 2017Jan 25, 2017
Sylvia B.inThe Hearts and Minds ProjectWeek 2: Give honest and sincere appreciationI knew that compliments can make someone feel better. Give them a confidence boost, maybe make them think of you as nicer, but I never knew…Jan 16, 20171Jan 16, 20171
Sylvia B.Week 2-Give honest and sincere appreciationI knew that compliments can make someone feel better. Give them a confidence boost, maybe make them think of you as nicer, but I never knew…Jan 16, 2017Jan 16, 2017
Sylvia B.inThe Hearts and Minds ProjectWeek 1- Do not criticize, condemn, or complainThis first principal wasn’t very hard for me, especially at school. I haven’t gotten into any situations in which I might do one of these…Jan 5, 20173Jan 5, 20173