: About Me

I am a professional author with a book currently being published entitled Be Bold Now; A Design for Bold, Confident, and Effective Communication. I have a Master's degree in Human Relations and a Ph.D. in Christian Counseling. I am married with three children and live in Tupelo, Ms. My goal is to create Positive Continual Change in myself and other's through my writing and speaking. I am honored that you take the time to read what I have written. I hope it results in growth in your own life.

My passion is ...

Positive Continual Change

I know too much about ...

Submarines

My parents always told me ...

shut up and go to your room!

My childhood ambition ...

Be a lawyer

My favorite memory ...

Sitting on a pier reaching out into the ocean on a cold windy day

Why I write ...

To help create change

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Be Bold Now; A Design for Bold, Confident and Effective Communication

My first job ...

lawn care

My best moment ...

coming up out of the water

My inspiration ...

striving to one day hear "well done, my good and faithful servant"

Relationships & Family > Communication Skills How to say "no" without feeling badly

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It is neither required nor desired to separate feelings from answers. We will obviously sometimes feel bad about saying "no" to someone. The problem ensues when we give answers based on how we will "feel" after the answer. The ability to say and mean no is a boundary issue. You cannot disconnect feelings from your answers. Most people feel bad about saying no because they assume "no" is a personal rejection. In reality "no" is just an answer to a request. Why do we tell someone no? Maybe it is because we cannot do what is being asked of us. Maybe yes just isn't prudent at the time. You are...

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