How To Deal With In-Laws: Guest Post at Telling It Like It Is!

groom best man How To Deal With In Laws: Guest Post at Telling It Like It Is! Have you ever experienced issues with your in-laws?

I am very fortunate to have a terrific relationship with my in-laws, but I know not everyone is so lucky.  In-law relationships can be tricky and they can have a powerful impact, positive or negative, on your marriage.

Lin at Telling It Like It Is has recently written some terrific articles on the relationship between mother-in-laws and daughter-in-laws.  But, today …

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Overcoming Selfishness For A Simpler and Successful Life

selfishness Overcoming Selfishness For A Simpler and Successful Life Are you selfish?  We all are to one degree or another even though we hate to admit it.

Selfishness can cause us to cling to things and to be too demanding of others.  It often ruins relationships and complicates our lives.

Overcoming selfishness will lead to a simpler life if we can learn to let go of all the stuff we cling to.  It will also help us to …

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How To Be An Awesome Control Freak – Results May Vary

control freak How To Be An Awesome Control Freak   Results May Vary Have you tried being a control freak?  There are truly a number of great advantages. 

For instance, you can begin dominating everyone in your life so they give you exactly what you want. 

As a control freak, you become the master of your destiny!  You run the show.  This helps you to avoid all kinds of painful and uncomfortable circumstances.

The great thing is that you can be a control …

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10 Romantic Songs To Set The Mood For Love!

love 10 Romantic Songs To Set The Mood For Love! Whether it is Valentine’s Day or just a quiet evening alone at home, music is a powerful way to create a romantic atmosphere. 

A romantic song can set the mood for love like nothing else! 

When planning an evening of romance, it is easy to forget the details like selecting the best music to make it truly special.  So, I thought I’d pass along a few of my favorite selections …

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Improving Your Life: Stop Being A Snob

snob Improving Your Life: Stop Being A Snob Improving your life isn’t really all that hard.  It is mainly about opening yourself up to new possibilities. 

A snob is a person that adopts the view that they are better than someone else for any variety of reasons including real or perceived intelligence, wealth, fame, ancestry, etc.

I think we all have a bit of snobbery in us.  We all like to think we are better than others in …

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Effective Apology: How To Say I Am Sorry

sorry Effective Apology: How To Say I Am Sorry I have had a lot of practice with apologies over the years.  It seems I have a propensity to say or do the wrong thing.  Therefore, making an effective apology is important to me. 

I want to be able to get my relationships back on track when I do something that hurts a loved one’s feelings.  I have studied how to say I’m sorry a bit in order to get …

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Improve Your Life: Things I Love From The Disney Movie BOLT

disney bolt Improve Your Life: Things I Love From The Disney Movie BOLT It isn’t often that you can learn things to improve your life from an animated Disney movie.  However, I think BOLT has a lot to teach us about success, excellence and relationships. 

BOLT is about a dog that is raised on the set of an action-packed television show.  He believes he really has the superpowers to do the things he does on the show.  He’s never known any other life.  …

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