Nanaimo Counselling Services Now Being Offered! I am very pleased to be able to begin offering counselling services in the Nanaimo area. Recently having moved here from Victoria, I am eager to offer my services to help you get through whatever is ailing you. My areas of expertise range from individual counselling covering a host […]
Author: Ron Lafleur
Communication Tip #2: Taking Turns Talking AND Listening!
Taking Turns: Talking AND Listening Communication tips may come in many forms and varieties, but one thing is sure: If one person isn’t really listening while the other person is talking, there are bound to be all kinds of miscommunication problems! What does it mean to really listen? Really listening would mean: Paying attention Looking […]
How To Deal With Worry
Worry: The Silent Energy Zapper! If you’ve ever been bothered by ongoing worry, then you know how much of an energy zapper it can be! Have you ever seen an energetic looking worrier? Me neither! People that worry seem to have this harried look about them. As if they were deeply preoccupied by something and […]
How To Communicate Better With Your Partner
Conflict Arises What? You don’t agree with me??? Sometimes knowing how to communicate better with our partners is not something that comes naturally to us. We all have those moments when we don’t agree with our partner, or they don’t agree with us. But how we handle our differences can make ALL the difference […]
Communication Tips #1 Use “I” Instead Of “You”
If You Want To Have An Argument Or greatly increase your chances of having one, start your sentence off with the word “YOU”! OR you can use these communication tips! But if you insist on still using “You”… This can be a problem… Why you might ask? Well for starters, feel what it is like when […]
Why COOPERATION Could Be MORE Important Than LOVE!
Cooperation: More Important Than Love? Could cooperation, be the highest attainment that a couple could strive for in a romantic relationship? In fact, love is often considered almost a synonym for relationship! And I too thought that to attain the state of love was the highest attainment in a couple. I had never considered the ultimate […]
Why Preferences Are ALWAYS Better Than Demands!
Preferences Are More Fluid Yes, here at long last is the promised article on preferences! Here goes! The benefits of going through life with preferences instead of demands is that they are more fluid. What do I mean by that? Well, when you have a demand, there is usually only ONE specific set of circumstances […]
Why Making Comparisons Can Make You Miserable!
Comparisons: A Formula For Feeling Miserable? If you want to feel miserable, then I would recommend that you “compare” yourself to somebody or something! Why would I want to do that? You probably do already, and would claim that you don’t! BUT …. if we pay close attention to our thoughts, we probably do IT all […]
How To Reduce Stress AND Live In The World!
Why We Get Stressed This is not going to be your typical article on how to reduce stress. If you are hoping to find information on the top 10 or 23 ways to cut down on your stress levels, then this won’t be the article for you. Save yourself some time and go here now. BUT […]
Anger Management: THE Word That Sets You Off!
Anger Management The Fuse! Is 1/4 of a second long! That may be the difference between maintaining your cool and totally losing it! Research reported on by Daniel Goleman in his landmark book Emotional Intelligence found that it could take as little as 1/4 of a second for the amygdala to trigger a full blown […]