It doesn’t take a genius to realize that in the end, all of the things we aim for are ways to increase our happiness and that happiness is our ultimate goal as living, breathing human beings. It does take a bit of a genius though to achieve a high and sustainable level of happiness. Coaching […]
Continue reading... January 21, 2011
The Bold Guide to a Fast Track Career
If patience is not one of your virtues and you have a strong desire for success, than a fast track career is for you. As a matter a fact, I barely meet anyone who doesn’t crave a fast track career, in which they can grow like a kid on steroids. Well, a kid on steroids […]
Continue reading... January 16, 2011
How to Start a Conversation
Some people seem to naturally know how to start a conversation. They can kickoff conversations anywhere, from a party, to a seminar, to a queue at the supermarket. I’ve always admired these rare people. On the other hand, working as a social confidence coach, I often meet people who don’t know how to start a […]
Continue reading... January 10, 2011
How to Overcome Shyness
Almost fifty percent of people describe themselves as shy. If it didn’t have such dire consequences on ones life, shyness would almost be a fashionable thing. However, it does have bad effects and this is why knowing how to overcome shyness is important. Finding the Needle in the Haystack Do a search on the web […]
Continue reading... January 6, 2011
How to Make Small Talk
Many people don’t know how to make small talk. Often, these people are busy, results-oriented individuals, they have big goals and they don’t see the point of making small talk. Thus, there is a double challenge I’m going to address here: not only clarifying how to makes small talk with style, but also what is […]
Continue reading... January 3, 2011
How to Gain Confidence
It’s mind blowing how many times I will coach a client and we’ll reach the conclusion that whatever they’re not getting in their life is the result of a confidence issue. When you know how to gain confidence, you can open up a lot of possibilities in your life. On the other hand, who truly […]
Continue reading... December 29, 2010
The Best of 2010 on People Skills Decoded
It has been a flourishing year on People Skills Decoded. I’ve let my mind run wild in 2010 and I’ve structured some of my best insights into over 70 articles published here this year. Now, at the end of the year, it’s a good moment to look back on this body of knowledge and point […]
Continue reading... December 23, 2010
How to Develop Accelerated Emotional Healing
One of my favorite comic book characters is Wolverine from X-Men. I find that accelerated healing power of his to be super-awesome. Now in real life, unless you’re a Navy SEAL or something, you won’t have much use for accelerated physical healing. However, I find that most people find tremendous value in accelerated emotional healing. […]
Continue reading... December 18, 2010
Nice Guy Syndrome
A long time ago (or maybe not so long), it was beyond my understanding how being a nice guy can be a bad thing. I thought that the nicer you were the better results you got: in your relationships, your career and your life as a whole. Then I learned about the nice guy syndrome […]
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