Steps for Effective Communication

We all communicate but do you know how to have effective communication? When you follow these simple rules you will find you connect with the other person on a deeper level and avoid conflict. #communication #relationships #dating #conflictresolution

The sky is falling!

Many times we feel that “the sky is falling.” When you change your belief from worst case to a more realistic outcome you will be able to find a solution. #anxiety #perspective #productive #jamesmillerlifeology

Defining your Life Story

You determine your story. Regardless of what you’ve experienced in the past, you create your self-worth based on who you are becoming not who you were. #jamesmillerlifeology #selfworth #perspective #selfesteem #lovemyself #choices

Finding your Resilience

When life happens it’s important to find your resilience. Accepting the facts as they are today gives you the ability to create a different future. #resilience #perspective #motivation #inspire #healing #jamesmillerlifeology

Compromising in dating relationships

We’ve all dated someone we knew wasn’t right for us, but we did it anyway. We often stay in that dating relationship and then are heartbroken when it doesn’t work out. Listen to your gut and don’t compromise in a dating relationship. #dating #relationships #communicaiton #intuition #compromise

Thinking Errors

Throughout our day, we often have many reactive, negative interactions. In Psychology, we are taught our perception (thought) determines our emotions, and our emotions determine how we react. If we have negative thoughts, we then experience negative emotions that cause Learn more…

What’s the lesson?

In every situation there is always a lesson to learn. When you can immediately ask the question, “what’s the lesson,” it helps you focus on what you can control and how to immediately implement a new tactic. sson #life #lifehacks #introspection #selfdevelopment

Healthy Conversations

There are three criteria you should use in order to have a healthy conversation. Without them, you will more than likely feel frustrated, upset and unheard. #communication #relationships #healthy #boundaries #jamesmillerlifeology

Overcoming your season of crisis

A season of crisis is inevitable but it doens’t have to consume you. Focusing on what you can do isntead of what you cannot gives you the clarity you need.

Preventing Backstabbing Friends

Not every friend you have is healthy for you. Listen to how your friends talk about others because that is how they are talking about you. Conversely, be mindful of what you say about others because your friends are listening to you as well. #friendships #relationships #gossip #meangirls #backstabbing #communication #assertiveness #motivate #inspire #change #evolve

Too Much Baggage

Baggage is something we all feel we have at some time in our life. What exactly is baggage? Baggage is an analogy we use to describe things in our past that we bring into a new situation. It often interferes Learn more…

But, I need closure…

After a relationship or an event in our life ends we often struggle to find closure. Closure is not what you think, it is something you give yourself, not what others give you. #dating #relationships #heartache #divorce #selfesteem

Overcoming the Holiday Blues

For many the holidays can be a lonely time; a time to replay loss and sadness – Yours doesn’t have to be filled with the holiday blues. #holiday #thanksgiving #depression #christmas #newyear #family #loneliness #success #nostalgia