How to handle hurtful comments and verbal attacks

In this article I will outline ways to help you deal with criticism, particularly unpleasant, unfair and hurtful comments and remarks such as “Your clothes are silly”, “you are a teacher’s/boss’s pet”, “You smell/are a dwarf/a bastard” etc and including racial discrimination. What hurtful comments really are When a negative statement is directed at you [...]

Get to know your best friend: Health

Do you remember when you were a child and you asked your parents what they wanted for their birthday and they answered: “Nothing”. I still remember how I couldn’t believe this answer. How could anybody not want a present ? Upon further poking their answer used to be “health” or ” for all of us [...]

Reasoning and its Importance in Effective Communication

He who will not reason, is a bigot ; he who cannot is a fool ; and he who dares not is a slave. — Sir William Drummond Communication is a key aspect of human life. It is our ability to communicate and our need to communicate that makes us human. If we “think” and [...]

Win-win Communication

I had an interesting discussion with a colleague today. Well let’s call it an argument or even a conflict of opinion. We dared to differ, and stuck to our own viewpoints, disengaging at a point where neither party was going to benefit from continuing the discussion. It was a miserable failure. Personally, I viewed this [...]