“Take the Initiative. Be proactive. If you want to rock your relationship results, it is going to take action, effort, initiative, and… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“Through the years, I have heard that the average person speaks at about 150-160 words per minute, but can listen at a… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“A Sign of Respect. As our world grows more casual, we observe a tendency for everyone to use first names rather than… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“Earning Trust & Cooperation The number one thing which stands between you and meeting a new person is tension. What is the… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“Uh-Oh . . . One year I was the guest speaker at an annual conference. The person who coordinated the agenda mistakenly… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“Ask any person trained in sign language and they will confirm the fact that you can talk with your hands. Your hand… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“I was raised in an era when part of respecting your elders was to call them by Mr. or Mrs. When my… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“Smiling Bloopers • Insincere smiling can backfire! (Different from a shy smile that just beckons a friendly "hello.") • Transitioning from a… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“Have you ever had a friend in need whose only request was the gift of your presence? When major life changes happen… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“Expand Your Repertoire . . . Professional humorists and comedians, like Jeanie Robertson, maintain joke files filled with assorted topics, anecdotes, and… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“It is through these facial expressions that we write and feel our life story, create lifelong social habits—through which we are received… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“Use Fun & Humor. Humor lightens spirits, comforts through a challenge, brings people together, engages, and entertains. Bring delight and joy to… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“Your thoughts become your attitudes, which become your actions, which become your behavior, which become your habits, which become your lifestyle, and… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“The road to hell” (in the metaphorical sense, of course), occurs when the people who have good intentions fail to act, follow-through,… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“Proper posture conveys that you are ready to take command and master new situations. When you project this level of confidence, you… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“Choose the Happy Side of Life. Seek ways to bring humor, laughter, and joy to work. It will not only make work… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“This deliberate focus and sensitivity allow you to "put yourself in another person’s shoes and walk around a while" to better understand… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“12 Ways to Improve & Project Confident Posture 1. Go people watching. Note how you interpret the different postures you observe. This… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“My success with customers on the telephone wasn’t by using pushy sales methods, but by engaging people in meaningful conversations which could… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“Top sales professionals will confirm that nurturing their “sphere of influence” is essential to their success. When trust and rapport are well… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“As you seek new opportunities to make favorable first impressions, be ever aware of the subtle effect that physical positioning and distance/closeness… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“When you become an actively engaged listener, you will develop the mindful awareness that active listening involves multiple layers and distinct levels.” — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“To master The Art of First Impressions for Positive Impact, it is imperative to understand some basic personality differences so that you… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“When a person is focused completely on self it is nearly impossible to be mindful of others at the same time. That… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“Business Cards “Do you attend events where business cards are exchanged in a networking environment? My friend Brian Haugen is a networking… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
