Be Ridiculously Good at Life

All of us have needs and desires that are essential to our well-being. A fulfilling relationship helps fill those wants and needs for both partners. Most partners want to be able to fulfill the other's needs, but the necessary component for this to occur successfully is something that most relationships lack....proper communication. Proper communication is an art. It is the most necessary of skills involved in a happy relationship, whether it be platonic or romantic. Unfortunately, proper communication is a skill that most people do not develop. Many great relationships and connections fail due to a lack of understanding. Fortunately, this gap in understanding can be easily closed. The Most Important Part of Communication I think the most important aspect of communication is clarity. Clarity is the goal when it comes to speaking your truth and listening to another's. Clarity is the golden standard, and reaching it means that proper communication has been performed. When clarity...

How to Get Over Things and Stop Being So Upset Disappointment sucks. It sucks almost as much as the fact that disappointment is a part of life. It is guaranteed. And unfortunately, what isn’t guaranteed is the ability to get over those mishaps in an effective way. We tend to mope around and stay mad/angry/sad/low energy about whatever bothered us. Although I know that accepting and acknowledging our emotions is vital to living well and being ridiculously good at life, I also know that having power and control over our emotional energy is even more crucial. Something bugs us. Our partner forgets to do something they said they would do. Our boss snaps at something we aren’t responsible for. The douche bag with the excessively loud mufflers cuts us off again. Sometimes we don’t get what we want. Instead, we get what we really don’t want. Most of us would be very reactive. We’d immediately bring out the blame guns and start pointing them at everyone else. The other people are making us fe...