I shared in my last post that my #1 rule for dealing with difficult people is DON’T TAKE IT PERSONALLY. And almost immediately, I heard real life war stories from many of you wonderful readers about your own struggles with difficult people. It is a touchy and subjective topic for sure. In my experience, there […]
I wish I’d known this great tip when I was much younger. It would have saved much heartache and headache. For years, I would get obsessed when things went wrong and fret over “What did I do wrong?” I would ruminate and ruminate… sometimes I would uncover something I did or said and sometimes not. […]
I recently attended a sales conference and two of the presenters re-stated this misleading “fact.” I think it important to understand we are more than stats when we choose to communicate. So, here is my rant on the often misquoted stat that 93% of all communication is nonverbal…. Nonverbal Communication is an important part of […]
How to Use Body Language to Negotiate your Success interveiw with the Evolutionary Business Council
How To Turn Sales Objections Into Opportunities An objection does not equal rejection, although it can feel like it! The majority of the time an objection is not personal, although every time we hear one that is often the first thing that goes through your mind. Okay, a ‘no’ is sometimes a ‘no,’ but let’s say […]
Pat Duckworth (www.PatDuckworth.com) author of Hot Women Rock: How to Discover Your Midlife Entrepreneurial Mojo (Link: http://a.co/8uUYiVa) interviewed me the other day for her awesome Hot Women Rock entrepreneur series on what it takes and how’d you do it…. Besides a great time sharing lessons learned I learned our experiences intersected in ways I didn’t even know, […]
Sharon Sayler, MBA, PCC appearing on The Inspiration Show with host Natalie Ledwell sharing how our beliefs change how others respond to us, and how our body language can change how we view ‘reality.’ Your mouth might be saying one thing, but what about the rest of you? Does your body language and attitude reflect […]
The other day, a friend shared an industry newsletter that had many great ideas for sales, finding business partners, etcetera. One of these tips struck me as odd. Well, maybe not odd, just very limiting, especially if you didn’t know what the author meant by it…. It said, “Be formidable.” The problem with the article is […]
First, be aware that not everyone accepts the handshake as a greeting nor does every culture or group do a handshake the same. Western culture values a firm (but not too firm) grip, while many Asian countries, especially China, value a less firm handshake and maintaining the hand-hold for an extended time after the initial […]
What do you do when you have to be the bearer of bad news to a large audience? You certainly don’t want to be the proverbially “messenger that gets shot!” Today’s Q&A came via Facebook: What Your Body Says Fan page: https://www.facebook.com/WhatYourBodySays Dear Sharon, Can you refresh my memory? Which side of the stage […]