Why is communication considered a skill? Shouldn’t we know how to talk to one another? I believe the reason it’s been dubbed a skill is that so many of us are so bad at it. Let’s do some..

This should be shown to children – or maybe children don’t need to be taught how to be empathetic. We have all heard the story of the child who goes every day to visit the neighbor who..

I read a great article the other day by Bob Burg about listening. Listening well is extremely difficult to do when someone close to you has a problem and you believe you have answers, because if you..

 We are happy that Melanie [Smiley Melly] is honoring us with a Guest Post today. She has been a valuable member of the Life,for instance community since we began in November. We appreciate the contribution of her..