Lifeskills
Author: Williams, Redford
ISBN: 9780812931969
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 15 Jun 1999
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback / softback
Here are the eight skills this book will help you master-
1. Identify your thoughts and feelings- how to tap into your feelings, especially the negative ones
2. Evaluate your negative feelings, negative thoughts, and options- how to decide when to take action
3. Communicate better- how to be a more effective listener and speaker
4. Empathize with others to understand their behavior- how to appreciate a situation from someone else's point of view
5. Do problem-solving- how to define the problem, generate alternatives, and evaluate the outcomes
6. Practice assertion- how to get others to do what you want
7. Practice acceptance- how to back off without feeling like a failure
8. Emphasize the positive- how to build better relationships using a proven ratio of positive to negative interactions
Lifeskills shows how building better relationships is an essential part of preserving health--and offers eight clear steps anyone can use to make that happen.
ISBN: 9780812931969
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 15 Jun 1999
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback / softback
Here are the eight skills this book will help you master-
1. Identify your thoughts and feelings- how to tap into your feelings, especially the negative ones
2. Evaluate your negative feelings, negative thoughts, and options- how to decide when to take action
3. Communicate better- how to be a more effective listener and speaker
4. Empathize with others to understand their behavior- how to appreciate a situation from someone else's point of view
5. Do problem-solving- how to define the problem, generate alternatives, and evaluate the outcomes
6. Practice assertion- how to get others to do what you want
7. Practice acceptance- how to back off without feeling like a failure
8. Emphasize the positive- how to build better relationships using a proven ratio of positive to negative interactions
Lifeskills shows how building better relationships is an essential part of preserving health--and offers eight clear steps anyone can use to make that happen.
