{"product_id":"lifeskills-8-simple-ways-to-build-stronger-relationships-communicate-more-clearly-and-improve-your-health-paperback","title":"Lifeskills: 8 Simple Ways to Build Stronger Relationships, Communicate More Clearly, and Improve Your Health - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRedford Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere are the eight skills this book will help you master: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1. Identify your thoughts and feelings: how to tap into your feelings, especially the negative ones \u003cbr\u003e2. Evaluate your negative feelings, negative thoughts, and options: how to decide when to take action \u003cbr\u003e3. Communicate better: how to be a more effective listener and speaker \u003cbr\u003e4. Empathize with others to understand their behavior: how to appreciate a situation from someone else's point of view\u003cbr\u003e5. Do problem-solving: how to define the problem, generate alternatives, and evaluate the outcomes\u003cbr\u003e6. Practice assertion: how to get others to do what you want\u003cbr\u003e7. Practice acceptance: how to back off without feeling like a failure\u003cbr\u003e8. Emphasize the positive: how to build better relationships using a proven ratio of positive to negative interactions \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLifeskills\u003c\/b\u003e shows how building better relationships is an essential part of preserving health--and offers eight clear steps anyone can use to make that happen.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere are the eight skills this book will help you master: \u003cbr\u003e1. Identify your thoughts and feelings: how to tap into your feelings, especially the negative ones \u003cbr\u003e2. Evaluate your negative feelings, negative thoughts, and options: how to decide when to take action \u003cbr\u003e3. Communicate better: how to be a more effective listener and speaker \u003cbr\u003e4. Empathize with others to understand their behavior: how to appreciate a situation from someone else's point of view\u003cbr\u003e5. Do problem-solving: how to define the problem, generate alternatives, and evaluate the outcomes\u003cbr\u003e6. Practice assertion: how to get others to do what you want\u003cbr\u003e7. Practice acceptance: how to back off without feeling like a failure\u003cbr\u003e8. Emphasize the positive: how to build better relationships using a proven ratio of positive to negative interactions \u003cbr\u003eLifeskills shows how building better relationships is an essential part of preserving health--and offers eight clear steps anyone can use to make that happen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVirginia Williams, Ph.D.\u003c\/b\u003e, is a historian and author. Redford Williams, M.D., is director of The Behavioral Medical Research Center at Duke University and a professor of psychiatry and an associate professor of medicine. Their last collaboration was Anger Kills: Seventeen Strategies for Controlling the Hostility That Can Harm Your Health.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 8.56 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 04, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45602594553900,"sku":"9780812931969","price":21.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/lifeskills-8-simple-ways-to-build-stronger-relationships-communicate-more-clearly-and-improve-your-health-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}