Why Did He Take That The Wrong Way?

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In my podcast, Gender Communication: Nature Or Nurture? I talk about how societal pressures form quite a bit of our gender communication differences. Besides that “quite a bit” is what most mothers have observed: Little boys want to play with other little boys and they want to play differently from girls. This sets up the change in how boys and girls talk at an early age—and they diverge further from that point.

 

 Gender Communication Differences: Looking Through The Male Lens [5:49m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

How To Promote Yourself Without Bragging

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A lot of men can get away with bragging but we women can’t. We must walk a fine line between informative self-promotion and outright bragging. Most of us have been raised on the little girl admonitions, “It’s not nice to brag!” and “Who does she think she is?”  As long as these sayings are still playing in your mental background, you’ll feel uncomfortable when you know you’re bragging. And when you’re uncomfortable, other people focus on your discomfort. You don’t want that! The secret I can tell you is how to promote yourself just short of bragging. And that’s something you probably do want.

 

 How To Promote Yourself Without Bragging [5:33m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Creating Boundaries For You To Follow

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Making choices and enjoying those choices—that’s a scenario that worth aiming for! Let’s learn how we can achieve that by breaking the process down into steps.

 

 Work-Life Balance [5:26m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download