How To Deal With Negative Feedback

dealing_with_negative_feedbackAs human beings, we are affected by the feedback we receive from those around us.  Whether good, bad or neutral, the words we hear and the tone in which they are seasoned, can have a powerful impact on how we feel about ourselves and how we see the world around us.  From the time we first take notice of this double edge we call the tongue, we are keenly aware of its sting as well as its ability to uplift the somber soul.

Feeling the sting of a verbal attack

I recently received an email from one of my websites that was anything but positive in nature.  I was basically told, by a total stranger that had just laid eyes on my site for the very first time, that I was a worthless piece of @#$%.  This person seemed to go to great lengths to tare me down as quickly and effectively as possible.  I had been having quite a tough week and this was just one more stone that had met its intended target. Read more »

How To Relax And Why It's So Important

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Liz and I went to our second of six birthing classes last night (in preparation for our little boy).  I was reluctant at first, figuring we’d spend the whole time doing that awkward breathing thing, but ever since last weeks initial class, I’ve been enjoying the learning process.  I think all the guys are actually feeling like it’s worthwhile and the women are thinking, “You BET it’s worthwhile!  I’m going to need you to step it up and help me get this baby out of me!”  (At least that’s what Liz says. :-) ) Read more »

7 Quick Tips On Surviving A Bad Day

There’s nothing more frustrating than having a bad day.  Especially if you were planning on getting a lot done.  I was looking forward to this weekend so I could spend more time on my blogs and with my wife and dogs.  But I woke up Saturday morning at about 2:30am and couldn’t get back to sleep.  I normally get up at 4:30 but this was WAY too early.  So I eventually got up and started my day.  But MAN was I tired.  By the time I got my wife up (6:30am) I had already been up for four hours and my eyes were burning from being so dry.  At this point I was SO frustrated because I felt like my day was shot.  Heck, half my weekend was shot!  I was just too tired to do much of anything.  But then I thought about my blog and my desire to help others keep striving for their goals and I decided to make the day an experiment to find out HOW TO SURVIVE A BAD DAY.  So this is what I found.  I hope it’s as useful to you as it was for me. Read more »