If you try to put out a fire with more fire you can only guess the result. Yep, you guessed it, more fire. Similarly, the result of countering a passionately argued topic with equal or more passion will likely result in increasing amounts of passion and two closed perspectives. A proactive approach to passionately argued…

I’m writing something a little different today. This is a personal reflection of sorts. Over the past week, I’ve been thinking a lot about listening. Studying the fundamentals of what listening even means, how to become a better listener, and productive habits to build. I never want to forget that pursuing wisdom, reading from top journals…

Listening is one of the most active things you do. Although, it may seem counter-intuitive listening, being completely still without distractions, is mentally incredibly active. Often when we think of something being active we think of physical activity. For example, Ultimate Frisbee is a sport that requires you to be physically active. However, listening requires…

There are many things you don’t have control over. You don’t have control over the weather, traffic, or the trash that is reality tv. But you do have control over you, which is arguably the most important thing you could have control over. You have control over who you are, what you do, what you…

Communication with others is a feat in and of itself. But before you can communicate well with others it’s important to have a basic level of communication with yourself. The 3 basics of internal communication are: Honesty. This is at the top of the list for internal communication because, in order to be honest with…