The Perils of Giving Advice to the Ones you Love

miWisdom today… When people go through periods of great difficulty in their lives, we naturally have a tendency to try and assist them through their problems by providing them with techniques and strategies that we believe will help them overcome their challenges. Is this really the right and just way to go about assisting a person [...]

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A Crisis of Stress – The Critical Act of Being Under Emotional Control

miWidsom today… In times of crisis or when absorbing high doses of stress, you must at the very least appear to be under emotional control, otherwise other people will tend to lose confidence and faith in your abilities. This is especially important if other people are looking up to you or you are seeking to influence others through your [...]

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The Subtle Approach – Subduing Anger & Resistance

miWisdom today… Getting angry or upset at others doesn’t normally work to one’s favour, as it creates resistance and throws the other person against you. Not only does the other person now see you as the enemy, they also completely resist what you have to say no matter how much logical sense your argument may [...]

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Taking Proactive Control Over Your Emotions

miWisdom today… People have a tendency to say things in a certain way which can stir up negative emotions in other individuals. One must be aware and wary not to get drawn into these kinds of traps, otherwise one is giving full control of their behaviour over to the other person which can easily be [...]

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Challenge Yourself to Take Control

miWisdom today… Being strong and assertive at all times is what really matters if you want circumstances to bend your way. A strong assertive approach will enable you to take control of a situation and will make others unintentionally miss gaps or oversights in your potential lack of knowledge or effective strategy. In the end, [...]

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The Secret to Becoming Indispensable to Others

miWisdom today… You must at the very least appear to be indispensable to others within your network. In this way you will hold insurmountable power of influence over your relationships with them. When you are wanted and needed for very specific reasons people will flock to you and will want to assist you with your [...]

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Covering all Your Communication Bases

miWisdom today… One must be very careful as to when, where and how to raise certain topics or issues with other people.The when refers to the timing of your encounter with this other person. Keep in mind that at certain times people will be more receptive to what you have to say than at other [...]

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Relationships are about the Finer Details

miWisdom today… Building strong relationships with others all rests upon the finer details. It is all about knowing a matrix of interesting habits, hobbies, likes, values, beliefs and ideas about the other person which usually determines the strength of your relationship with them. By knowing and understanding these intricacies you will not only be a [...]

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Influencing through a Higher Cause

miWisdom today… If you want to influence someone into taking a new direction in life, approach them from the perspective of a greater or higher cause. Provide them with a new purpose, something bigger than themselves that they can strive for and achieve. In this way you will be influential beyond measure.

What does this person [...]

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Transforming Your Child’s Life

miWisdom today… At every chance that you get, you must instill powerful and empowering beliefs in kids, even if you must set up an elaborate plan to create an environment where these beliefs will flourish and be ingrained in their psyche. It isn’t what happens to these kids that matters, but rather what a child [...]

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