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Dan Ohler - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Who is Dan Ohler?
As a professional speaker, relationship coach, and author, Dan helps thousands of people every year to vastly enhance their professional and personal relationships. Through high-energy, engaging, and humorous keynotes, workshops, and comedy presentations, he challenges you to Think Outside Your Barn, create flourishing relationships, and indulge in sizzling success.
Many years of mixed farming have given Dan the grass-roots wisdom to help you and your delegates communicate effectively, gain hope and ... [More]
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- Do We Treat Our Pets and Partners the Same?
[Relationships] How do you treat the people in your life? I'm sure you'd say that you treat them kindly, respectfully, and with love. But, do you treat them that way all of the time? What about when you are distracted, or focusing on something else? That is when our true character shows.
- Can Kayak Rules Keep You Successfully on Top?
[Self-Improvement:Inspirational] My brother, Emil, is a genius as well as being an exceptionally talented kayak paddler. Since one of my goals this summer was to learn how to pilot a kayak, it made sense to ask Emil for his help.
- Do You Want to Make Every Moment Worth It?
[Self-Improvement:Happiness] What is the purpose of your goals? Why do you choose them? And more importantly, do you enjoy the process of achieving them? This article helps you savor the journey and determine the worth in many areas of life.
- Thoughts About Harried, Hallowed Christmas
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] Christmas is almost here. It's a wonderful, almost magical time of the year. We slow down our daily toils, relax, get together with family and friends, play games, eat belt-bulging food, and share laughter wherever we go. We rekindle relationships and remember what life is really about - it's about love. Yeah, I can hardly wait.
- What Do You Mean, Mom's the Word?
[Home-and-Family:Motherhood] Mother's Day is here. How can you appreciate your Mom in a way she deserves? Here are some great ways to share love and open lines of communication with a special woman.
- Steps For Absolute Honesty - Honestly
[Relationships:Communication] One of our biggest challenges in relationships is a lack of honesty. You may say, "Nah, that's not true." This lack of honesty doesn't happen consciously, yet if we look deeper into our problems, we may begin to understand how we can greatly enhance our relationships by becoming totally honest with ourselves. Here are steps to take to start that conscious process.
- Mental Landscaping For Effective Relationships
[Relationships:Communication] In our communication, we often drag forward our memories of the past and allow them to enhance, or pollute our current interactions. Why not eliminate this issue and live consciously NOW?
- Procrastinate Procrastination - 6 Easy Steps
[Self-Improvement:Time-Management] Procrastination is proof that we can postpone our happiness, dreams, and success until another time. Do you want to know how to easily overcome the habit of procrastination? Try these tips and enjoy the benefits to you.
- Healthy Heart - Healthy Life - Here's The How-To's
[Self-Improvement:Self-Esteem] Do you get caught up in the rush of life? Here are some tips to help you achieve balance - to evaluate and create good habits in your relationships, work, eating, and physical activities.
- Do Miracles Happen For You?
[Self-Improvement:Motivation] Miracles occur all around us every day. Are you aware of even a few of them. Here are some hints to help you become consciously aware of the wonder and beauty of life.
- What's the Real Meaning of a Gift? Avoiding the Post-Christmas Blues
[Self-Improvement:Self-Esteem] Have you experienced post-holiday gift stress? Worried about paying the credit card bills? Read on for the REAL meaning behind gift giving and stop the stress!
- Asking vs Telling - Applying An Un-Kept Secret
[Relationships:Communication] Telling builds walls of defense. Asking brings people together.
- Are Vicarious Vows Good For Your Health?
[Relationships] Rather than getting into the accountability factor, let's look at one simple, easy way to reaffirm our commitments - to ourselves, our partner, and others.
- Can We Gain Listening Wisdom From An Owl?
[Relationships] If you want to eliminate or minimize arguments, sarcasm, disrespect, anger, resentment, and heartache, these easy "observant-owl" strategies will work for you. One of the biggest causes of stressed or broken relationships is ineffective communication. Both people speak but nobody sits quietly, watches, and listens.
- Aren't Gardens And Relationships The Same?
[Relationships] "I want this to be a healthy, productive garden and I am willing to put some focused effort into nurturing and caring for it. It will take effort and it may not always be fun, but the long-term result will be far better than I expected."
Whoever invented relationship-building must have modeled it after gardening -they work exactly the same way.
- How-To Attract the Perfect Mate, Job, Neighbourhood - Part 2
[Self-Improvement:Inspirational] In the last article, How-To Attract the Perfect Mate, Job, Neighbourhood - Part 1, you created a profile of your "ideal" mate, job, business, neighbourhood, or whatever it was that you chose to focus on, and attract into your life. If you didn't accept the challenge in that article, or missed reading it, please go back and complete that now. You'll be glad you did.
- How-To Attract the Perfect Mate, Job, Neighbourhood - Part 1
[Self-Improvement:Inspirational] Have you accepted a partner, job, or neighbourhood because it was easy and convenient, only to find out later that it was not at all what you wanted? Learn how to avoid that problem next time.
- Is Busy A Good Thing? Here's How To Eliminate It
[Self-Improvement:Motivation] "Busy" causes great stress and the result is the common cold, headaches, heartaches, and dis-ease.
- Did You Know That When We Say 'Yes', We Are Also Saying 'No'?
[Relationships] Any time we choose "yes" we are also choosing "no" to something else. And the emotional message resulting from this simple choice may have a fantastic, or devastating long-term result.
- What Can You Learn About Human Relationships From A Squirrel?
[Relationships] In your busy-ness, do you give an underlying message that "everything else is more important than my relationship with you"? You may not notice this, but the message may be loud and clear to others.
- Multiple Personality Disorder - I've Got It, Do You?
[Self-Improvement:Motivation] I believe that most of us have a type of Multiple Personality Disorder. If this is true, how can we consciously choose to use this gift to our advantage?
- Bumblebees, You, and Me -- Does Flight Have To Be Tough?
[Self-Improvement:Motivation] No one told them they couldn't fly. Flight appears to be quite effortless to them. They succeed year after year. Are we the same as the bumblebee?
- Journey Across The Cow Pasture
[Self-Improvement:Goal-Setting] Life is similar to a walk across the cow pasture. Simply put, we go from one point to another. Why not make the journey challenging, satisfying and fun?
- Bovine Brains - Do They Work The Same As Ours?
[Reference-and-Education] In your familiar social circle, communication is comfortable. Newcomers don't have it so easy. Why not break from the herd and include others so they can feel included too?
- Are You a Techno-Junkie? Healthy Hints to Avoid the Addiction
[Self-Improvement:Addictions] Beware! There's a new addiction sweeping the country. It is found in boardrooms, business meetings, restaurants, and class rooms.
- Do You Use The Seven Strategies To Bust The Should-A, Would-A Syndrome?
[Relationships] Do you should-a, would-a yourself? Or do you choose to live in the now?
- Do You Know Why Dogs Have So Many Friends?
[Self-Improvement:Motivation] Dog-gone leadership strategies. You can catch more friends by wagging your tail, rather than your tongue.
- "A Bit More" Principles of Exceptional Customer Service - Part 3 of 3
[Business:Customer-Service] Here we are again to look at some more "A Bit More" principles of exceptional customer service. You may be thinking, "What the heck is he talking about?" If that is the case, please read, or re-read Part 1 and Part 2 of the three-part series.
- "A Bit More" Principles of Exceptional Customer Service Part 2 of 3
[Business:Customer-Service] In Part 1, we discussed exceptional customer service, plus "A Bit More." We defined a customer as anyone with whom we have a relationship (paying customer, family, neighbour). We met Master Electrician, Brent, who provides exceptional customer service, plus "A Bit More.
- "A Bit More" Principles of Exceptional Customer Service Part 1 of 3
[Business:Customer-Service] It is an exciting time to be alive. Our economy in Alberta, Canada is booming. There are oodles of employment opportunities.
- Where Are You Going In Your Life? Hints for Health, Happiness, and Harmony
[Self-Improvement:Goal-Setting] Are you achieving your goals as quickly as you'd like? If not, why not? Let's evaluate some natural laws, and find hints to easily and passionately achieve your desired goals.
- Santa Bob's Advice - Do You Know How To "Be?"
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] Christmas is a time of the year that brings out the child in people. Use Santa Bob's advice to create greater happiness year-round.
- Humour First-Aid? Try the Stop, Drop, & Roll for Appropriate Humour
[Business:Workplace-Communication] Humour can be very helpful in your personal and business life. It can also be demeaning, hurtful, and disrespectful. Here is a procedure to test those words.
- News, Views, and Blues of Change-Do You Know the 5 Ways to "Re" Your Life?
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Change is inevitable. Events such as empty-nest can create an emotional roller-coaster and confusion.
Regardless of the reason, change forces us to evaluate life and make some choices. Or you can choose to stick-your-head-in-the-sand and be a victim of life.
- Are You Sensibly Sense-full? Don't Miss The Day
[Self-Improvement:Happiness] Do you have those days when you feel as if you missed it? You were stuck in your office and didn't even take the time to get outside and enjoy life?
Here are some hints to help you on those days.
- Asking Is Easy! Or Is It?
[Self-Improvement:Time-Management] How often do you struggle to do things by yourself? You know what I mean. You waste precious and valuable time figuring out how to do it by yourself, rather than asking others for help.
This article will help you to choose another way.
- Do You Treat Your Business The Same Way You Treat Your Number-One Relationship?
[Relationships] Why don't most people treat their primary relationship the same way they treat their business?
Here are Dan's "Happy Half-Dozen Hints" to more effective, successful primary relationships.
- What Do Canoeing, Skiing, and Life Have in Common? Three Top Tips for Finding Mentors
[Self-Improvement:Motivation] Do you find yourself getting caught up in busy-work?
Does it keep you from moving forward on your chosen and successful path?
Read on to find out how to find guides, coaches, and mentors to help you excel in your life.
- How to Handle Problem People: Life Lessons from a Balky Bovine
[Relationships] Do you have people in your life that p… (make you angry)?
Here are some basic steps to change your attitude and behaviour toward these people. Use these to create fantastic results in your relationships - personal and business.
- How to Build Respect with Your Audience: Positive Thinking and Outhouse Eyes
[Writing-and-Speaking:Public-Speaking] Do you have fears about making your presentation?
Do you worry about not being able to connect and build respect with your audience?
These tips will help you to win every time.
- Ten Tips to Play Together, and Stay Together: Lessons from the Teepee Turn-around
[Relationships] Sure, you "like" to do fun things together. But do you "make the time" to do them?
Learn how to create the time, and agree to activities, to keep, or intensify the sizzle in your relationship.
Read about the lessons from the teepee.
- 4 Steps to Use Fears as Friends: Don't be a Thunder Dog!
[Self-Improvement:Happiness] When it comes to the basics of survival, we are not much different than my dog, Tip. She reacts to thunder in ways that don't make sense.
When "stuff" happens in your life, you may react in ways that later you wish you hadn't. These reactions can be very hurtful and destructive on your relationship.
Learn how to change the fear-based reactions to enhance your relationships.
- Rhubarb Romance: A Little Honey Works Wonders
[Relationships] Is your numero-uno relationship like rhubarb, a little bitter, sour, or even toxic? Do you take your partner for granted and forget to notice why you fell in love in the first place?
Learn how to create greater happiness and joy in your relationship by applying some 'rhubarb romance.' It can be sweet!
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