by Rachel Beohm | Authenticity, Delivering Negative Information, Ideal Life, Leadership
Don’t Be “Nice” I used to think of myself as a nice person. I don’t anymore. In fact, if people refer to me as nice, I cringe. It was a passage in Gavin de Becker’s book, The Gift of Fear, that first changed my opinion of this word: We must learn and then teach our...
by Rachel Beohm | Authenticity, Confidence, Ideal Life, Nonverbal Communication, Presence, Word Choice
Lessons Learned from 3 Big Mistakes I’ve Made I’ve had a lot of training and practice in communication. But my best teachers have often been my mistakes. I’ve screwed up many, many times… and those screw-ups have caused me pain. But they have also led to learning some...
by Rachel Beohm | Adaptability, Dealing with Difficult People, Delivering Negative Information, Group Dynamics, Leadership, Management, Nonverbal Communication, One-on-One Interactions, Presenting to a Group, Receptivity
Why Nice Guys (and Gals) Finish Last Over the years, I’ve written and spoken numerous times on how being nice can backfire. When you’re dealing with someone who is focused on the issue or hasn’t yet chosen a relationship with you, being “nice” can actually...
