by Margaret Anderson | Aug 28, 2022 | News
Both print and Kindle edition’s of Women Can Renew the World IF…and So Can You and Love on the Rocks with a Twist–Delightful Fiction with Lessons on Dealing with Others are on sale from August 29 through September 6. Please click on the book titles...
by Margaret Anderson | Mar 13, 2022 | Blog, Communication
Many of the principles of persuasion and consensus building are counterintuitive, perhaps none more so than the value of listening. When we disagree with someone, our knee-jerk reaction is to go into defense mode, don our mental boxing gloves and prepare our...
by Margaret Anderson | Nov 25, 2019 | Blog, interest talk, True stories
One Woman’s Consensus Building Success Those of you who have followed this blog from its early days, might remember my posting, several years ago, a real life success story: Consensus Success in a Volunteer Group. The volunteer group in question was a quilt bee...
by Margaret Anderson | Aug 18, 2019 | Blog, Frame of Mind, journalism, News, politics
I’m sure no one deliberately sets out to shrink their brain. If anything, most of us want to grow mentally–learn new things, open our minds to different points of view. But did you know that complaining can shrink and rewire your brain, harm your...
by Margaret Anderson | Feb 12, 2019 | Blog
Several days ago, I was driving at about 50 mph. All of a sudden, when I pushed on the accelerator, I found I was going slower, not faster, and the car was mighty quiet. The engine wasn’t running! Fortunately, I was near an exit and managed to coast onto the...