by Rachel Beohm | Dealing with Difficult People, Delivering Negative Information, Ideal Life, Leadership, Nonverbal Communication, Relationships
When Your “Help” Leads to Harm In your professional life, your interactions with others directly affect the success of your business and your own personal wellbeing. In every exchange, you have choices: You can perpetuate bad habits or you can foster growth. Do...
by Rachel Beohm | Adaptability, Ideal Life, Leadership, Nonverbal Communication, Relationships, YOU
Rewrite Your Script My 7-year-old* daughter, Juliana, is almost exactly like I was as a kid: She loves to read and to write stories. She rarely plays with toys unless her sister begs her, but will spend hours outside riding her bike, climbing trees, exploring,...
by Rachel Beohm | Adaptability, Dealing with Difficult People, Delivering Negative Information, Leadership, Nonverbal Communication, 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...
by Rachel Beohm | Body Language Myths, Conversation, Eye Contact, Nonverbal Communication, Nonverbal Skills, Relationships
Can Eye Contact Improve Relationships? Next to “Have a firm handshake,” the most prevalent body language tip out there may be “Look people in the eye when you’re talking to them.” In Western culture, we dearly hold to the myth that making eye contact...
