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Nov. 15, 2024

Why Asking for Help is Hard—and How to Do It Effectively

The Challenge of Asking for Help Have you ever found yourself struggling but unable to ask for help? You’re not alone. Many of us hesitate to reach out, even when we’re drowning, because asking for help feels uncomfortable, vulnerable, …

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Nov. 7, 2024

A Guide to Talking Politics Without Losing Friends

Navigating political conversations can feel like walking a tightrope. With the presidential election right around the corner, there’s no shortage of passionate discussions and charged opinions. And yet, amidst this divisive season, talking pol…

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Oct. 24, 2024

How to Make Friends When You Move to a New City

  Moving to a new city can be both thrilling and overwhelming. While the excitement of exploring new places and opportunities is undeniable, one of the biggest challenges is rebuilding your social circle from scratch. Whether you're relocating…

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Oct. 18, 2024

Should We Choose Friendships or Career?

Making a podcast episode is like reading a book five times. For starters, I typically choose guests based off their ideas. I have a planning call with them, introduce myself, and hear their ideas directly. I explore their ideas even…

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Sept. 28, 2024

Top Ten Rules to Share Your Thoughts Confidently

This weekend I asked over 3,000 people what’s one thing that would help them communicate. Their answer? CONFIDENCE. So I sat down and created a comprehensive guide that I believe will help people share their thoughts confidently …

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Sept. 13, 2024

How to Avoid Awkward Silence in Conversation

My wife and I met in grad school. We were both students and teachers. She taught relational communication - I taught public speaking. We both delivered lectures, lead activities, and GRADED PAPERS (fun!) 🤩 She developed an expertise in relati…

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Aug. 6, 2024

Four Beliefs Hurting Your Communication

The other day I was on a podcast that amplifies voices in the social impact sector. Despite having recorded 70 podcasts myself - I felt pretty nervous. I wondered what I was going to say, whether it would sound good, and why I was there in the f…

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May 26, 2023

Here's One Tip That Will Help You Ask Better Questions

Questions the bedrock of any good conversation because they allow us to create something out of nothing.  Have you ever been in a conversation that comes to an absolute dead end? This happens a lot, so my guess is that you have been there. The…

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May 15, 2023

Looking Behind the Curtain of an APA Study on Loneliness

In 2019 an article was published looking at the effects of loneliness and social isolation on physical, mental, and cognitive health. In addition, the article differentiates social isolation from loneliness, which I think is important. We can still …

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May 10, 2023

A Study that Proved Relationships are the Key to Happiness

In 1938, a group of scientists at Harvard University selected 234 sophomores and began what is now seen as one of the most respected longitudinal studies in history.  I first heard of it when watching this viral Ted Talk presented by Robert Wa…

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