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Maria Boomhower's Articles Display Category|Title|Newest|Oldest But What If I Am Right? "But What If I am Right and all of the facts point to it," he asked when I was talking about perceptions. I told him the challenge is most of us can pull out facts to prove we are right. And when we close ourselves off from there being any other possibility, we also close ourselves off from the ability to finding a better way. Discovering how your perceptions can open you up to success and possibilities in our lives. Or close you into a world of repeated failures and negativity. Controlled by Beliefs! Have you ever had someone attacking you and you can’t figure out why? It happens more than we realize. Quite often, an angry or even violent reaction from another person is due to a conflict or perceived threat stemming from his or her inner belief system. On a fundamental level, the information or action triggered fear for their survival. What Everybody Should Know... About The History & Development Of Communication Many people just leave their communication skills to happenstance and live in a world of misunderstandings, hurt feelings, loss of relationships and business disasters. Quite often they look for outside reasons for challenges or failures. Yet, history and our cortex show that we were meant to connect and communicate and understand one another. The Great M's of Success Did you ever wonder what the secrets are of the successful people in the world? The Great M’s top the chart as some of the reasons. They are Mentoring, Masterminding, Marketing and Motivation. Discover why and what you can do. Read Your Mind, Are You Hoping People Will? Do you expect others to read their mind? This is a common trait especially with family, spouses and close friends. When you do this, you lose all control of your life. You are leave probably the most important issues and decisions of your life on the hope that the other person will know what you are thinking and feeling. Then when they don't or mis-guess, well, then there is hell to pay. Media Protocol for Business and Life When I was a Venue Media manager with the Commonwealth Games, I received some of the best coverage of the venues that I was looking after. I had some people ask me what was my secret. I first inquired what they were doing and found out that some of them had an attitude of seeing the media as something to be suspicious of, to keep at bay and give as little as possible. In turn, the media had little regard for them as well. Gatekeeping, Your Brains Ultimate Secretary Picture a secretary or assistant in your brain. This assistant is going to decide what information to allow through to your conscious brain. They are the gatekeepers of information. Their job is important, as an overwhelming amount of information is thrown at you daily and you’d go crazy if it all came to you on a conscious level. Great Discovery Helps You Gain Energy "People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents." –Andrew Carnegie, Industrialist When we are tired, it is hard to communicate. Our thinking cells don’t function and even if we try to continue, the effort and results will be mediocre at best. 7 Steps To Achieving Joint Venture Projects Joint Ventures are considered an essential part of growing your business and becoming successful. However, many people looks at JV’s as a fearful or overwhelming idea. If you follow some steps and have some preparations together then you can move forward confidently. A Startling Fact About How To Stop Communication Disasters... With One Question Too often, we are only half listening to what people are saying. This is because we believe we know what the other person is going to say or because our mind is on something else. Sometimes we think we understood, but don't clarify to find out if in fact we did heard it right. The Secret Of Overcoming Resistence To Change Mahatma Gandhi stated that no one can oppress you more than you oppress yourself. I believe this to be true, especially when it comes to change. I have witnessed people, putting up with horrible conditions rather than change. And so, it is no wonder change is considered one of the most difficult things to deal with for a business. The Magic of Asking People say to me, Maria, I am creating brochures and I am meeting people. I am telling people about my business and I just don't seem to be getting anywhere. Do you have any suggestions? When I say to them, "have you asked them to buy your product or service?" I quite often get a blank stare back at me. A Startling Fact About The Dangers Of Labeling Quite often, we use labels on ourselves and others without even realizing that we are doing it. And most often, they are negative. What we don’t realize is how much theses labels can hurt us and others. The challenge is, what ever you state to yourself repetitively, even if you know on a conscious level that it is not true, your subconscious mind believes it The Secret Of Discovering Your Own Profitable Passion Many people have stated that they would like to create an on line business but they don't have any idea where to start. I have seen people make the mistake of throwing up a website and creating a product without looking the basics first and then wondering why they haven't been able to get any traffic or customers. The Secret Of Focused Responsive List Once you have decided on your ideal business to create and have research the feasibility of it, you will then need to figure out what your target market is. I have seen many people fight this area and want to skip it. However, to ensure business success, this is a vital step. So, How Do I Answer That How you answer questions depends on many factors. Example what type of situation is it. Are you working with your colleague or talking with your boss. Are you doing an interview with the media or announcing a breakthrough with your business. Imagine... You Can Learn On Line To Create Your Future Today people are discovering with today's technology and the internet, they can have their cake and eat it too. Years ago, when you had family and financial responsibilities, it made it difficult if not impossible for people to go back to school. Even if you had a desire to improve your life, the restrictions of when courses were offered made it an impossible dream for many people. Do You Hear That I read a report in the Toronto Star stated that 70% of workplace errors happen because of communication breakdown and that many of them directly relate to a lack of listening skills. The challenge is most people filter out sounds, noises and people talking as much as they filter out most of the things their eyes see. Use Your Vibrations of Energy to Communicate Part 2 "The speed of electromagnetic energy signals is 186,000 miles per second, while the speed of a diffusible chemical is considerably less than one centimeter per second." -Bruce Lipton As electromagnetic spectrums of energy we have a unique energy signature. This force can enable us to achieve what we believe. Consider the placebo effect where people took sugar pills and were cured of their illness because they believed they would be. Use Your Vibrations of Energy to Communicate In the past, I have touched on the connection of quantum physics and communication. One of my passions is to understand the connection that we create on a much higher level. This article only touches the surface of this is rich and amazing subject in an email, yet still help you open the door to how it can help you in life and with your communication mastery. Are Your ANT's Taking Over Your Life One of the first things that I work on with people having trouble with communication is to look at what and how they are communicating with themselves. It is very difficult to connect and communicate with others, if you are unable to connect and communicate with yourself. Antagonists And Fear It is important to have your own values, beliefs and understanding of the world around you and not let fear take hold of you. Dissolving Conflict Through Reframing Reframing is looking at the situation with a new set of eyes. Its asking your self if you have a clear picture of the situation and of what is happening around you. Many people get so caught up in a situation that they take on the other persons issues as their own. When you can remain calm, take a step back, you can ask your self, am I seeing this issue clearly or can I look at it differently? What Did I Do? Will Someone Tell me There are many systems, psychology analyzes and personality typing in order to help people understand one another. Are You a Sheep in People Clothing Many people, who feel that they are independent and communicate well, are actually sheep in disguise. Are you one of them, how do you tell and how do you go about changing if you are? What's In A Word? More Than You Realize What’s in a word? Apparently more than we might want. For others, the ability to express yourself in the most meaningful way. I have written articles before on how bizarre the English language can be and for that matter; many languages have special challenges with interpreting meanings. Beyond the Golden Rule There are several types and sub types of people in the world. Getting to understand the differences will help you connect with other people. This is taught in sales 101, because the need to connect with the people to make the sale. The Importance of Interpersonal Communcation Skills Interpersonal Communications is the transmission of information from one person to another and their understanding of it through the use of common language or symbols. It is a way of interacting and happens always at all times whether you want it to happen or not. Conflict Resolution Training- When Personal Safety is an Issue Conflict generally arises by having your needs, desires, perceptions and values challenged. When a person feels that their values are being challenged they generally respond the strongest. Inwardly they feel their personal safety threatened and desire to stop that threat. Taking Charge of Your Inner Movie I first heard about this when I read The New Psycho-cybernetics by Dr Maxwell Maltz and Dan Kennedy. I enjoyed it because it expanded on the importance of Intrapersonal Communication. This is about communication with your self and about taking charge of your life instead of just letting life happen to you. Don't Do This to Your News Release Hundreds of thousands of News Releases are sent out all the time and many people will show you different ways to write a news release in a way that will result in publicity for you or for your company. However, many people over look the 17 Deadly Sins that you should never do or have in a news release. These can cause your news release to end up in the shredder! Viewpoints - Communication Destruction Or Viewpoints! Everyone has them and they are personal. However, when you believe that only your view is correct, you shut out other people and do not listen to the facts they are giving. The Communication of Your Biology & Beliefs Not only do we communicate with ourselves, but our cells communicate with each other and the environment in order to respond to situations, which ultimately create our belief systems. Yes, But What Are You Really Saying More and more I hear people misunderstanding what someone else has said to them, especially when it came through a memo or email. This can lead to a great deal of turmoil at work and affect morale. Is Your Focus, Life Sucks I have heard many people state something like, my life sucks, how are you getting your life to go so well? Well, their question answered itself. For what we communicate with ourselves, we attract. Repeatedly, it has been said stated for at least the last 2 centuries that what we focus on we attract. Actually even longer than that, as I was reading a story written in the 1600's about the very same idea, and when the author understood this principle his life literally went from rags to riches. How to Communicate With Your Bookkeeping Does the thought of doing the bookwork send you into a frenzy? Do you find anything to do other than get your finances in order? You may be missing some great communication with your books, which could ultimately guide you to success in your business and your personal life. Credibility Lost or Gained, Are you Prepared If a reporter approached you about an interview, would you know what to say do or even how to dress for one? Would you know how to answer questions? Have you ever wondered what the secret of working effectively with the media is? Do you wonder how to increase or even have quality coverage? What Message Are You Sending Out A woman phoned me the other day to ask me about a product that someone else was selling. It was something she really wanted. She said that it was an excellent deal but wouldn't be able to afford it as she was having too many challenges in her life. She even mentioned she could see how it could make her money, but needed to make some money first. Communication And The Brain As human beings, even though we are all basically the same, (having a brain, body, set of eyes etc.) we are all wired differently. This is important to realize, as many people too often believe that we should all see things the same way and come to the same conclusions. Etymology- How Words Change Over Time Etymology is the study of the origins of words. As languages develop the meaning of words can change over time. This causes confusion and misunderstanding when communicating with other people. In a world were you make a living at communicating, advertising or marketing, it is not only important to have clarity in your message, it is also important to think of your target market and understand how they understand words and messages. Intrapersonal Communication What is intrapersonal communication? It is communicating with yourself. Perfection the Un-Live-Able Goal When we have a thought or idea that we want to do or get across, we have to communicate to other people. Many do not get past this stage of wanting to, for they decide that they will wait until everything is perfect before they tell anyone or do anything. How to Master Communication Even if you failed High School Grammar Does the thought of knowing your verbs from your adjective scare you? Can the word syntax send you running for cover? Or perhaps putting two words together in front of a crowd sends your body into complete melt down. If so, there is help for you.	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