by Christine Hammond on November 14, 2012
As if feeling lonely isn’t bad enough by itself, add the Holidays to the mix and your loneliness becomes magnified. Excitement is in the air during this time with extra stuff crowded the isles at most stores in all kinds of bright and cheerful colors screaming “buy me”. The aroma of scented candles and flavored… (more…)
by Christine Hammond on November 13, 2012
Shopping at a big box chain store with numerous displays for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Her. [Oh, I forgot to tell him about the party we are hosting Thanksgiving week for our friends who are leaving the country. I’m going to miss them so much and can’t wait to spend the day with them and… (more…)
by Christine Hammond on November 3, 2012
You understand your personality profile and can now see how the pieces fit together to form a whole functioning group. So now the struggle becomes how to communicate effectively with each other. Effective communication is difficult under normal circumstances but try complicating it with different strengths, weaknesses, needs and motivations and you are likely to… (more…)
by Christine Hammond on November 2, 2012
You have completed the tests and have a better understanding of yourself through the DISC personality profile having gained new insights as to your strengths and weaknesses. But how does your profile fit with others? How does it relate to your spouse’s profile, your co-worker’s profile or your child’s? How can the pieces fit together… (more…)
by Christine Hammond on October 15, 2012
Admittedly there are times when you should feel guilty. For instance, if you cause harm to another person, take something that does not belong to you, or lie about something to get your own way, you should feel guilty because you have done wrong. But this is not the guilt that plagues you, that guilt… (more…)
by Christine Hammond on October 2, 2012
On the way to an out of town wedding, he is driving because she took too long to get ready and now they are running late. Her. [Great, he’s lost again for the hundredth time. He won’t stop and ask for directions and now I’m going to miss the processional after all that hard work… (more…)
by Christine Hammond on September 26, 2012
Out of the blue, you receive a message that someone you loved has passed away. Perhaps it is a sibling, a longtime friend, or close co-worker, he/she is close to you but not one of your immediate family. Whatever the nature of your relationship, the timing of their death is so unexpected that you can… (more…)
by Christine Hammond on September 11, 2012
For most people, remembering 9/11/01 is about remembering where they were when they first heard the news. It is easy to recall it since it was such a shocking day filled with tragedy after tragedy and while most felt numb that day, recall of the event now includes emotions of great sadness, grief, despair, and… (more…)
by Christine Hammond on August 30, 2012
Dominating Dan storms in the house after a long day of dealing with completely incompetent people and is more frustrated than ever that Human Resources will not let him fire his entire staff. Not only is his staff incapable of keeping a deadline but he has to tell them what to do every step of… (more…)
by Christine Hammond on August 30, 2012
Party Patty bounces home excited about another day being around people even if she was just at work. So what if all of her work did not get done today, it can wait till tomorrow. So what if she didn’t make her sales quota that will happen next month. The most important thing is that… (more…)