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Dealing with Difficult People is Like Learning how to Tap Dance

Posted on December 7, 2009July 12, 2017 by Beverly Flaxington

I’ve been taking a tap dancing class at the local studio in my town for several weeks now. I joined […]

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If someone calls YOU “difficult”

Posted on November 30, 2009July 12, 2017 by Beverly Flaxington

I like to read the “Dear Abby” section of the newspaper. Yes, I know that Abby is gone and it’s […]

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When Parent and Child Clash

Posted on November 23, 2009July 12, 2017 by Beverly Flaxington

I generally regard the world – and my life in particular – as a place to watch, wonder and learn. […]

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Dealing with Difficult People

Posted on November 2, 2009July 12, 2017 by Beverly Flaxington

One of the biggest challenges in most of our day-to-day interactions is that we need to be able to get […]

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Learning to Accept Others

Posted on October 23, 2009July 12, 2017 by Beverly Flaxington

In my “Dealing with Difficult People” class, at the opening of the class, I say there is just one important […]

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The Art of Self-Acceptance

Posted on October 21, 2009July 12, 2017 by Beverly Flaxington

When dealing with difficult people, an important question we need to ask ourselves is,are they really that difficult? Often, labeling […]

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Holidays Are Coming: Are Your Relatives “Difficult People?”

Posted on October 15, 2009July 12, 2017 by Beverly Flaxington

As the holidays approach, many people begin to make plans for where they’ll go and what they’ll do. For many […]

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Clear Communication: Five Useful Tips

Posted on October 2, 2009July 12, 2017 by Beverly Flaxington

Clear communication does not come easily to most of us. In order to communicate clearly and effectively with other people, […]

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Most Twitter Users Are “All About Me”

Posted on September 30, 2009July 12, 2017 by Beverly Flaxington

I was hardly surprised to read today that a new study shows that 80% of Twitter users are “All About […]

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Different Values: Accepting Values That Are Different Than Our Own

Posted on September 25, 2009July 12, 2017 by Beverly Flaxington

Dealing with difficult people often means dealing with people whose core values are different than our own values. Much like […]

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