Most people make one big relationship mistake, both personally and professionally. Stop this tendency and you'll improve your life plus encourage the people you care about most.

I'm referring to the bad habit of invalidating others. It can be subtle eye rolls, sighing, criticizing, distancing, and/...

It's great to set goals during the second half of each year for the upcoming year, but goal setting can be done anytime. The best time to start is NOW!

To reach your goals, it's important to know why many people miss the mark. Here are 9 common traps that snag people and make goals fall flat. Avoid...

Decision making can be one of the biggest challenges in life. Getting stuck in indecision leads to lost opportunities, leadership failure, damaged relationships, and tremendous anxiety.

Few things bring as much relief as getting decisions made. With practice, you can improve your ability to make qu...

Starting a meeting, whether with your team, family, or friends, can feel a bit awkward, especially when emotions or expectations are high. That's where simple icebreakers can help.

A thoughtful question or quick activity can ease tension, build connection, and set a positive tone for the entire mee...

Healthily navigating conflict is how you build trust and cohesiveness within your team and family. People who consistently avoid conflict miss out on insight, opportunties and growth in their relationships.

Avoiding difficult conversations eliminates the opportunity for learning and dialogue. A dia...

Change is both unavoidable and challenging. Even positive transitions—like marriage, a promotion, or welcoming a new child—can be destabilizing. Difficult changes—such as job loss, divorce, or the death of someone you love—can be even more disruptive if they aren’t navigated well.

What separates ...

Most problems don’t explode overnight—they quietly compound.

Unspoken frustrations turn into assumptions. Assumptions turn into resentment. Resentment hardens into distance.  

What started as a conversation you “meant to have someday” becomes the reason trust erodes, teams disengage, and relationships...

You build trust and gain understanding through asking great questions. Asking the right questions greatly influences the success of a conversation.

Powerful questions help you identify real issues you might be avoiding, and recognize solutions you might be ignoring.

When I was going through the li...

If great relationships were easy, more people would have them. Strong relationships require effort—learning how to work through conflict, practicing patience, and truly listening. Relationships that last don’t happen by accident; they’re built through intentional effort from both people.

Whether yo...

One of the most impactful things you can do—for yourself and for others—is to reach out and start a meaningful conversation.

All people crave meaningful connection, yet many hesitate to take the risk of starting a conversation. Instead, they overthink what to say or how to engage. Everyone wants ...

Many people approach interactions asking, “What’s in it for me?” But when you shift your focus to “What’s in it for them?” you create the meaningful connections you’re actually longing for. Aim to leave people feeling better about themselves than when the conversation began—and your relationships an...

Meaningful conversations have changed my life. I long for them. You can create an environment where meaningful discussions happen consistently by asking the right questions.

I bet you can connect many of the positive turning points in your life to inspiration that came from answering the right ques...