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Are Your Customers and Clients Controlling You?

The other day I wrote about how we cannot control what our customers and clients do—no matter how much we might want to or how much energy we put into sales and customer service. There is a flip side of this coin, however, in that we might be letting our customers and clients control us! Do your customers and/or clients have more influence over your life and your home business than you would like? There is no denying that customer service is incredibly important in any sort of business. Even if you have a small consulting business with only a … Continue reading →

We Cannot Control What Others Do

I know that I often write here in the Home Business blog about how we can strive to improve our relationships with our clients and customers, and we also talk about ways to improve sales and communication skills. I also think it is important, however, to point out that while we can do our best to work with other people, we really cannot control what anybody else does. We really can just do our best and focus on what we can do and how we can improve our own skills, but we are not going to be able to force … Continue reading →

Examining Control Issues

Does your relationship ever suffer from control issues? Not sure? If not, see if you answer yes to any of the following questions: • Do you ever see your spouse doing some task that is not the way you do it and tell them they’re doing it wrong? (And then proceed to show them how to do it right, a.k.a. “your way.”) • Has your spouse ever watched you do some task and commented that you’re not doing it right? (a.k.a. “their way”) • Do you ever not want your spouse to do some task because you know he or … Continue reading →

It’s Never Too Late to Change

If there is one thing I have learned in my marriage, it’s that it is never too late to change. Now before you get your hopes up, in thinking that I am talking about your spouse…know that I am actually talking to you. So often we are looking at the things in our spouse that we would like to see changed. Yet if we would spend more time examining the state of our own hearts and the attitudes that we have, we are likely to find that we have our own issues. It is so much easier to spend your … Continue reading →

Marriage Week in Review: April 21 – April 27

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Many exciting and interesting topics were discussed this week in Marriage at Families.com. Courtney and I have strived to bring you some of the latest relationship news and issues. Check out below for a reminder of the week! Monday, April 21 Friends to Mates: Factors to Consider Beginning a romantic relationship with a close friend can be a tricky and complicated decision. This article gives some suggestions of things to consider before coming forth with your feelings. Friends to Mates: More Factors to Consider This article is a continuation of the previous discussion about sparking a relationship with a close … Continue reading →

Spouses and Differing Spiritual Wavelengths

Sometimes you go on a spiritual quest that your spouse supports, sometimes you don’t. Sometimes you’re in the same spiritual boat as your spouse, sometimes you’re not. Because of the big changes our marriage has incurred recently due to my mom moving in with us, lately Wayne and I have been having a lot of discussions about my spiritual beliefs. Why just mine? Because Wayne has fewer than I do. Also, mine tend to guide my decisions, and Wayne doesn’t always agree with the decisions I make. (i.e. If you read my article in which I examined control issues, interpret … Continue reading →

My Personality and the Classroom

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In pervious article’s comments, I received a question wondering if I planned on sharing my personality type. The answer is yes! As I have been studying, reading, and writing about the various personalities and learning types I have been examining myself. I have also been analyzing my learning and teaching style. First, I am an extrovert. I enjoy talking and discussing with others. I find it difficult to learn information from reading a book or being told “how to”. I had much rather jump in and try something by getting hands-on experience. Next I would consider myself to be intuitive. … Continue reading →