The Appearance Of Confidence (And The Reality Of Competence)

The appearance of confidence and the demonstration of personal power and communication prowess is a core strength Empathizer-type (E-type) communicators feverishly admire about their Instigator-type (I-type) communicator counterparts in the Talk2Me© system. For instance, I-types can sell snow to Eskimos and don’t have trouble shrugging off stupid comments. I-types are a picture perfect example of: […]

Servant Leadership by James Hunter

THE SKILL OF INFLUENCING PEOPLE “To lead is to serve…” clips along international leadership expert and inspiring speaker James Hunter, who hails from Detroit, Michigan. I recently had the privilege and honor of hearing Jim talk to a top flight, leadership group at Dayton Freight Lines, which is a privately held professional trucking company, based […]

Surplus Communication

As a couple, do you have a surplus or a deficit of good communication? Are you adding or subtracting from your relationship bank account? The choice is yours, whether you are rich or poor. You and your partner are either doing or saying things that drive you and your partner apart or bring you together. […]

Pre-Marital Counseling

RELATIONSHIP EFFECTIVENESS PROGRAM My heart always leaps for joy when I work with a couple who wants to improve their communication skills, before they get married. Why? Research has shown that when a couple invests a few hours, before they get married, in communication training with a professional psychologist, it’s like they’re taking out an […]

Flushing Mental Crap

MENTAL CRAP IS TOXIC TO YOUR MENTAL HEALTH Mental crap, swirling around in your skull, is toxic to your mental health. It doesn’t have to be that way. You can flush the mental crap right down the drain. Now, I realize that Empathizer-type (E-type) communicators sometimes struggle with the blues, and their Instigator-type (I-type) life […]