Relationships: Relationship Building & Management

How Wide Are Your Ears?

Nancy Gerber, Our official Relationship Expert says:

One of my delightful coaching clients is a music producer, composer and arranger. During our last session we were exploring the characteristics of his ideal business relationships -- the most important traits of the people he'd like to attract and work with. One of the top items on his list was a quality he called 'wide ears'. Someone with wide ears, he explained, is open to and delights in many different types of musical and artistic expression.

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Dog Food Counts - Rocky's Story

Eleanor Scheidemann, Our official Pets Expert says:

Rocky was 12 weeks old when he joined my family; life has never been the same. He came from a private party who had purchased him from a pet store. Two weeks later they found out their son was allergic to dogs. Why I wanted him is still a mystery to me. My dogs had always been large breeds, or at least they had always had long legs. Maybe it was the long ears and sad face that tugged at my heart so hard I had to take him home. There was just something about this dog.

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Fear will stop your love; Love with stop your fear

Karen Schachter, Our official Psychology of Eating Expert says:

"Fear will stop your love; Love will stop your fear" (Morcheeba)

This quote is so powerful and it really resonates with me, especially after the workshop (www.gettingtheloveyouwant.com) that my husband and I attended last weekend.

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Relationship Exercises for Couples

Dr. Linda Miles, Our official Marriage and Family Therapy Expert says:

On a piece of paper, in a notebook or in your journal answer the following series of questions. Do this to learn about yourself and your relationship, but you can also suggest that your partner do the same. You can do this on a yearly basis, say January 1st every year.

Exercise Number 1

Do you recall the beginning of your relationship, when you first fell in love?

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Home Schooling - A High Calling

Lisa Preston, Our official Homeshooling Expert says:

One friend said to me, "I don't know if I'd want to homeschool, because it wouldn't leave me any time for ministry."

After I quit twitching and biting my tongue, I started to ponder the real meaning of that statement.

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Sex Addiction: How to Overcome Sex Addiction

Stephany Alexander, Our official Dating Expert says:

Sexual addiction is described as a progressive intimacy disorder characterized by compulsive sexual thoughts and acts. Like all other addictions, its negative impact on the addict and on family members increases as the disorder progresses. Over time, the addict has to intensify the addictive behavior to achieve the same results.

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Thanksgiving Day and the Secret to Wellbeing

Dr. Neill Neill, Our official Functioning Alcoholic Expert says:

Among agrarian societies the completion of the harvest is usually marked by some form of celebration of thanks. The United States can hardly be considered an agrarian society with less than five percent of the population actively involved in agriculture, but the economy was based on agriculture historically, and the Thanksgiving tradition lives on.

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The Eight Secrets of Parenting from a teen’s perspective.

Sarah Newton, Our official Parenting Teens / Pre-Teens Expert says:

I recently asked a group of teenagers what advice they would give to their parent on parenting and their answers were illuminating, honest and hopeful I think. Here are their Secrets.

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Overlooked Learning Style - Does Your Child Like to Touch Everything?

Lisa Preston, Our official Homeschooling Expert says:

Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic…

…the three biggies we were taught in our education classes and in numerous teacher conferences - these are the ways children learn.

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Top Ten Strategies for Boosting Small Biz Profits

Bea Fields, Our official Leadership and Generation Y Author, Speaker, Expert says:

No matter what stage your small business is in, one thing is for sure: money matters! If you are in a slump, the fastest way to jump-start your sales is to reach out and touch as many people as possible using your unique talents and gifts. These ten tips will guide you to maximizing profits from your small business while becoming a biz expert one day at a time.

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