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1). Conflict and Change: Managing Emotional Energy
The beginning of a new year, like the beginning of anything, brings with it thoughts of change, rejuvenation, new life, and resolutions about how to accomplish these changes. Life offers possibilities of a fresh start for our relationships. But we don't always carry through on our resolutions.
There's a great difference between wanting to change and actually doing it.
Article tags: centering, emotion management, ability to change, new year's resolutions, emotional intelligence, awareness, changing habits
2). Practice Makes Perfect: Changing Your Communication Habits One Step At a Time
We are what we do repeatedly,
Excellence, therefore, is not an act,
It is a habit.
-- Aristotle
The concept of practice applies to any skill that you want to cultivate. If you take up a new musical instrument, you will need to practice a while before you're ready to give your first concert. In Aikido, the martial art I study and teach, we get on the mat many times each week to practice and perfect our technique.
Article tags: practice, changing habits, difficult conversations, curiosity, aikido, conflict, effective communication