Sentences with phrase «talk about their feelings instead»

Talking about her feelings instead of her actions can be a great starting point.

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Instead, talk about the implications of their actions indirectly by discussing the impact the problem has had on you, your feelings, or the business.

And if you do wind up in a situation where small talk is unavoidable, the best thing you can do is stop worrying about yourself and focus on how the other person is feeling instead.

Adam Seifer, co-founder and former CEO of Fotolog.com, one of the oldest and most popular photo sharing sites on the net, said: «I frequently find myself trying to convince partners, advisees, etc., that one of the biggest risks a start - up has is to not launch anything at all — to get so caught up in talking about what you're going to launch and so fixated on details that it feels like you're making progress when instead what you're really doing is moving asymptotically closer to something that doesn't ultimately matter as much as you think it does.»

I was thinking this the other day, when a lot of the Facebook executives get on Twitter and feel victim - y, they're doing their victim - y dance right now a lot of the time, and at one point, Boz, Bosworth, when he said, «Maybe people will die,» that memo, and instead of being like, «Oh god, we really have to be more mature about this,» their thing was, «We can't talk now.»

«I think a lot of Christian educationalists are concerned about the direction of travel... they are day - in day - out helping to run schools... they don't feel they get much credit for it they feel that instead senior educational figures talk about Christian education and religious education and religious schools as if they are the problem.»

Observer — try instead of religious fanatics or zelots to be concerned about any group that feels that the time talking or dialouge is past and more drastic measures must be done so that people will begin to pay attention.

I feel like I should be making all the pumpkin spice things right now and pumping out the fall vibes, but instead I'm talking about the strawberry almond biscotti that I was supposed to post about 2 months ago....

What I wanted was a feeling of «we» instead of «you and I» — an expansion of the idea of belonging together — but I'm not sure that's universally understood when people talk about increasing intimacy.

Instead, we normally use feeling words and try to talk to each other about how we feel and come up with a compromise.

They're afraid to talk about their feelings so they end up texting instead of talking.

We are always talking about being gentle with our babies, but not fighting our feelings and choosing mindfulness instead is a great opportunity to be gentle with ourselves!

By talking with your child about how he is feeling about beginning or returning to school, you can help support him, so he can look forward to the new year, instead of worrying about upcoming changes.

Instead, when you have some quiet downtime, read picture books together about feelings; look at photos of people and talk about the feelings you see on their faces; brainstorm together about what to do when you're hurt that someone doesn't want to play with you, when you're angry that a friend grabbed your toy, when you're scared in bed after lights out.

I always feel like an alien when I describe our sleeping arrangements, because of the reactions I get, you'd think I was talking about a sixteen year old needing to sleep next to me to get quality sleep, instead of my four month old!

Instead of lashing out at a teen so that he or she becomes defensive, parents need to talk to their teens about their feelings and what makes them so angry.

They might be having a discussion with a friend who's talking about an achievement, and women with this character trait, instead of just being happy for that other person, may feel uneasy because the attention's being directed elsewhere.

Instead of therapy, they sometimes describe their appointments as «spending some time talking about how you are feeling.»

Instead of blaming or shaming your partner, talk about your feelings and suggest a solution, like a 15 - minute nightly check - in where you take turns listening to what's on your minds.

I decided to talk about this idea of living from a place of love instead of fear at the beginning of my yoga class that evening, and invite everyone to dedicate their practice to someone they felt had harmed them in some way — and I'd dedicate mine to my neighbour.

Instead of talking to people about problems I just draw my feelings out and I almost feel like a normal person.

For one thing people can feel quite ill with flu - like symptoms and another thing that we don't like to talk about is some (many) of us are dependent on fiber (instead of the right gut bacteria) and everything stops dead in its track — if you know what I mean.

Michele Rosenthal: And so what we do in NLP is instead of talking and talking and talking about it, we take the — the feeling and the image that that creates in the brain and we literally start changing the image.

To be honest, the florals had me feeling like I belonged in Barcelona or Hawaii instead of that Chicago dressing room... * sigh * note to self: book that beach trip I keep talking about.

Since there's so much hate, war, illogical «moves» and sadness going on in the world right now, I don't feel like talking, but instead, I choose to rather let some music play loud, put on my summery dress, let my hair down and dance in my dining room while preparing the breakfast... Thinking about selfless love.

Similarly, once you get used to rolling your jeans to wear with your booties, wearing knee - high boots with skinny jeans feels almost antiquated — which means you buy fewer knee - high boots or don't replace the ones you have, and then it's less of an issue whether it's appropriate to wear knee - high boots to work with dresses, and instead we start talking about whether booties with skirts are work - appropriate.

Instead of focusing on your friend's tendency to be self - obsessed, focus on your own feelings and reactions (e.g., «I feel like I don't have the space to talk to you about my life,» «I feel like you're not interested in my life»).

Next time you feel like this maybe, instead of ending the relationship, talk to someone about how you are feeling and see if you can stick with it past that stage.

It's not advisable that you'll also compete with these type of singles, but instead talk about yourself as well as your goals and dreams in life because they like to hear about the way you think and feel.

The film was once talked about as the beginning of a possible trilogy, and the finished product feels desperate to start a franchise instead of doing the thing that would actually make such a series compelling: telling an interesting story with skill.

Everyone I know or know of was a huge fan of this show including me.Until they read what happens in the book the fact that Wil and The Rover get married and have kids and not the princess basically turned all heads away.What was a show everyone at school talked about went to a «You still watch that» type of show.I mean this isn't your classic happy ending and crowds may want things different and spicey but not a show you watch and just feel disappointed completely.If they made it clear that Will and the princess would be together instead of the rover I feel it would bring some fans back but at this stage you have to get rid of the rover or this show is Ganna go down hill fast...

The central conflict could be avoided if either one of them bothered to say anything of any value about their feelings, instead of just talking in clichés about love, loyalty, and, in an especially cringe - worthy scene, the existence of a deity.

Walker talks about how weird it felt to be criticized by a college professor for painting a still life instead of a subject reflecting the black experience.

This is definitely not a public hearing where the offender is vilified; instead, it's a forum for students to talk about how the action makes them feel.

She talks passionately about her belief that school improvement is possible, that educators can feel empowered instead of hopeless, and that every child can learn at high levels and achieve success.

Instead of talking about TV shows or music or Facebook, these kids talk about food and how it feels to be hungry.

If I do this in Scotland, the feeling very quickly is that you are a flash git, and could we talk about the local football team instead.

Instead of us actually talking about what's happening when Richard Prince appropriates these images, we get stuck in this really destructive loops about hurt feelings and fairness: «Is it lawful?

Instead of the panic he felt Feb. 14, Shatzkamer said he was relieved Wednesday knowing his daughter was around to talk about the tragedy.

In The Science of Trust, Dr. Gottman advices couples to talk about their feelings in terms of a positive need, instead of what they do not need.

If there are problems in the bedroom — say, one spouse feels like sex isn't happening enough — simply talking about its lack of frequency is often a less effective approach to addressing the issue than what Gottman recommends: «Instead of isolating sex from the rest of your relationship, try a change in attitude.

Both partners need to talk about their feelings in terms of positive need, instead of what they do not need.

Perhaps because I remember days before we had kids when it felt like there were many more silver linings to long distance — nights on the couch to myself watching movies I knew he wouldn't like, more late nights reading in bed, uninterrupted Saturdays in which to write, always drinking my favorite white wine instead of red, lazy Skype dates during which we'd talk about everything under the sun.

Do not lecture, push or tell him how he feels, instead use «I» statements and talk about what you are experiencing.

Instead, couples viewed less direct strategies (such as making jokes to avoid talking about the topic or keep from making one's partner feel bad) as more successful in the short - term.

Examples of suggested activities include using rhymes to talk about being friends, making emotion masks to help children identify and talk about different feelings, playing games around what to do with hands instead of hitting, and fun music and movement activities to express emotions.

Talk instead about how an unfulfilled promise or a messy kitchen makes you feel and what you need / want to see happen.

Talk about how they felt after they made a choice to help heal instead of hurt.

Instead, she suggests talking about feelings every single day to normalize talking about feelings.

Instead, talking about how you each feel about the disagreement can help you each to feel heard.