Life Balanced

Welcome to the Balance Your Life Carnival. This carnival is dedicated to articles and stories from other talented bloggers that help us live a fulfilling, happy and healthy life in as many areas as possible. Because there were so many great submissions this month, I have broken it out by category, and this is the [...]

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Don’t you hate it when people interrupt you and finish your sentences? How about when they’re only half-listening because they’re planning what they want to say next? I’m going to be upfront and tell you that I have committed these sins and more when it comes to listening or more accurately, not listening.
A few years [...]

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Upon graduating from college many years ago, I went to numerous weddings that were attended by a few hundred of the bride and groom’s “closest” friends. I recently began wondering how many of those close friends they are still in touch with today.
Now that I’m older, I’ve come to realize that it is nearly impossible [...]

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These days I love to network, but that wasn’t always the case. The thought of walking into a room full of people I didn’t know and trying to make a business connection was scary to me. How do I start a conversation? How do I keep from coming off as pushy? What do I do [...]

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I can’t remember how I found out about the book The Five Love Languages, but I recently revisited it and realized how valuable it is not only for romantic relationships, but also for relationships with friends and family members.
The basic concept is that by understanding how your partner/family member likes to have love expressed to [...]

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