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Communicate to Connect :

An Insider Secret to

Relationship Success

The Best Communicators Choose “ Connection With ” Instead of “ Power Over ” Even When Dealing with a Difficult Person or a Tough Situation . Read on to Learn How Connection Can Help you Reach More Favorable Outcomes in your Relationships .

by AmyK Hutchens
Power Plays Are Terrible Playdates
Where does a series of events begin ? At home , it may start with why your spouse insists on spending Thanksgiving with his or her family every year . Or perchance your arguments start more innocuously , with how the towels were folded and put away ( or not ) or which way the toilet paper hangs — under or over — or why this person that you “ love dearly ” does everything wrong . Of course , it ’ s not wrong ; it ’ s just not how you want it .
Somewhere along the way , these seemingly harmless , unresolved disagreements lead to bigger , more
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