by Trish Springsteen | Oct 18, 2009 | Communication, Personal Development, Public Speaking
…All shiny and new and wide awake!Isn’t language wonderful? Who hasn’t sat and listened as a consummate storyteller wove mental pictures for us with wonderful words?Have you ever wondered why language evolved the way it did – after all we are told that “a...
by Trish Springsteen | Oct 8, 2009 | Business, Communication, Personal Development
I am in the process of preparing a short presentation on ‘Assertive Communication’ and as per my normal practice I take my ideas and talk them through at the breakfast table with the husband.I think I may have mentioned before that we are fond of some intellectual...
by Trish Springsteen | Oct 6, 2009 | Business, Personal Development
You know, I think ever since humans started measuring time, we have been chasing it. We really seem to misunderstand time; how many times have you heard, or have you said “If only I had more time!”Harassed mothers who ask for more hours in the day; overwhelmed...
by Trish Springsteen | Oct 4, 2009 | Personal Development
I’m looking for assistance; information or some personal coping strategies that work for you – mine seem unsuccessful at the moment!I used to have a sign in my army office that tersely told everyoneWhich sums up my philosophy somewhat – Take a positive...
by Trish Springsteen | Sep 28, 2009 | Business, Communication, Leadership, Personal Development
About eighteen months ago, the husband and I had a slight contretemps! During a rather busy time for me he had arbitrary made a decision which affected both us, one which I did not agree with. In fact we had words – but my voice never rose above the decibel level of a...
by Trish Springsteen | Sep 24, 2009 | Business, Communication, Personal Development, Public Speaking
Yeah like that is going to happen. Let’s be perfectly honest between ourselves, we probably haven’t ever told anybody “all about ourselves” and that includes spouses and best friends. So let’s have a discussion on disclosure.Most of us have a real problem with ‘self...
