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Asking Forgiveness: Is Your Apology Empty or Effective?

Asking Forgiveness: Is Your Apology Empty or Effective?

by Paul Quinn | Feb 11, 2025 | Asking - Relationships, Asking - Workplace, Communication Skills, Handling Conflicts, Personal Development

Oh, the possibilities are horrible. And endless. Your attempt at humor backfires and you’re marked as an insensitive jerk. Someone you love catches you in a lie that hurts them and erodes their trust in you. You accidentally text “Just between us, I think Sam is...
I Hate to Trouble You

I Hate to Trouble You

by Paul Quinn | Nov 22, 2024 | Asking - Consumer, Asking - Empowerment, Handling Conflicts, Human Behavior

This is a post about asking that begins, for the sake of analogy, with a seemingly unrelated topic: Crosswalks (bear with me!). Imagine you’re walking in a crosswalk. At the halfway point, you see a driver waiting for you to cross so they can turn. Even though you...

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