Will You Get Swept Up in the Tsunami of Materialism this Holiday Season? By Kathleen A. Matchunis, President of Connecting, Inc. How are you holding up against the constant barrage of ads and holiday insanity this year? You can make the choice to succumb to the tsunami of materialism or you can honor the spirit [...]
Is Your Soon-to-be Graduate Ready for the Workplace? By Kathleen A. Matchunis, President of Connecting, Inc. Your soon -to -be graduate may be academically prepared to handle many jobs, but does he/she have the social skills appropriate for the work place? Many of our youth are ill-prepared for the workplace socially because they have relied [...]
Is Your Soon-to-be Graduate Ready for the Workplace? By Kathleen A. Matchunis, President of Connecting, Inc. Your soon -to -be graduate may be academically prepared to handle many jobs, but does he/she have the social skills appropriate for the work place? Many of our youth are ill-prepared for the workplace socially because they have relied [...]
Who ARE These People? By Kathleen Matchunis, President of Connecting, Inc. Have you ever been at a family get together and asked yourself, “Who ARE these people?” Well, they are your family and no, the milkman did not drop you off on the doorstep. Although you may love your family, you may find certain things [...]
Are You Really Paying Attention? By Kathleen A. Matchunis, President of Connecting, Inc. Are you paying attention to the important things in life? Do you pay attention to how you feel when you wake up? Are you excited or dreading the day? Do you enjoy your breakfast or do you just stuff something in your [...]
Are You Going To Pieces Trying to Find Some Peace in Your Life? By Kathleen Matchunis, President of Connecting, Inc. Do you feel like a whirling dervish with a “to do list” which has more daily goals than are possible to accomplish and a routine that leaves you very little down time? Well, no wonder [...]
Is Your Lack of Forgiveness Holding You Back? By Kathleen Matchunis, President of Connecting, Inc. Have you ever withheld forgiveness or plotted revenge against someone? Who did that hurt in the end? YOU! Withholding forgiveness saps our energy and fills our bodies and souls with negativity. This can only have a detrimental effect on our [...]
Don’t Let Your “But” Get in the Way of Your Goals! Stop walking backwards through life! Don’t let your “but” get in the way of your goals! How many times have you said, “I would love to do that, BUT ………..” Maybe if we all concentrated more on what is possible and did not find [...]
Visualize and Manifest Your Goals Everything that I have accomplished in my life I have visualized! Luckily, I have visualized positive, productive things in my life. Is this hocus-pocus? Not at all, just get as specific as you can with your visualization. What do you want to accomplish? What will it look like? What will [...]
Do you find yourself in an endless cycle of drama? If so, maybe you need to identify your conflict resolution style and learn your options for dealing with a variety of situations. We usually learn our conflict resolution style from our families. This of course doesn’t mean this particular style is the best style of [...]