by Rachel Beohm | Confidence, Emotions, Habits, Ideal Life, Leadership, Nonverbal Communication, Relationships, Word Choice, YOU
Five Damaging Thoughts to Get Rid Of I have a confession to make: I am terrible about flossing my teeth. Due to helpful Twitter tips from James Clear, author of Atomic Habits (which I have yet to actually read), I’ve gotten a lot better with flossing in the...
by Rachel Beohm | Breathing, Confidence, Conversations, Dealing with Difficult People, Delivering Negative Information, Emotions, Habits, Leadership, Nonverbal Communication, Nonverbal Skills, Presence, Presenting to a Group, Promotions & Interviews, Relationships, YOU
Stressed? Breathe. Here’s Why and How. A sharp inhale. A heavy sigh. A deep, relaxed, full breath. Do you ever consider your breathing? What about when you’re under stress? Breathing just … happens. No thought or intention needed! But though you may not...
by Rachel Beohm | Confidence, Dealing with Difficult People, Habits, Leadership, Nonverbal Communication, Receptivity, Relationships
How to Overcome the Harmful Habit of Judging You’ve done it. I’ve done it. We all do it—we all sometimes pass judgment on others when their behavior (or anything else) isn’t up to snuff. Clothing choices, how people spend their free time, job skills, expressing...
by Rachel Beohm | Authenticity, Conversations, Dealing with Difficult People, Delivering Negative Information, Emotions, Habits, Ideal Life, Nonverbal Communication, Relationships, Word Choice
Stop Depersonalizing Your Communication Recently, my friend moved away. On the day of the move, I messaged her, “I’m going to miss you!” She wrote back, “We are going to miss our friends, too, but we promise to keep in touch.” I couldn’t help but notice how...
by Rachel Beohm | Confidence, Conversations, Delivering Negative Information, Emotions, Habits, Leadership, Relationships, Word Choice, YOU
Stop Saying “Sorry” It used to bug me when I’d tell someone I was having a rough day or I’d stubbed my toe and they’d reply with, “I’m sorry.” “It’s not your fault,” I’d say. To say “I’m sorry” actually means, “I am filled with sorrow.” We equate “sorry” with...
by Rachel Beohm | Breathing, Confidence, Delivering Negative Information, Emotions, Habits, Ideal Life, Leadership, Managing Change, Nonverbal Communication, Nonverbal Skills, Posture & Body Position, Presence
One Key Way to Demonstrate Confidence In the face of crisis, you cannot stay calm without confidence. You can be apathetic. That’s nihilism, not calmness. That’s doubtfulness and uncertainty that leads to giving up—the complete opposite of confidence. True...