Lifeskills: 8 Simple Ways to Build Stronger Relationships Communicate More Clearly and Improve Your Health

Here are the eight skills this book will help you master:. 1. Identify your thoughts and feelings: how to tap into your feelings especially the negative ones        2. Evaluate your negative feelings negative thoughts and options: how to decide when to take action        3. Communicate better: how to be a more effective listener and speaker        4. Empathize with others to understand their behavior: how to appreciate a situation from someone elses point of view5. Do problem-solving: how to define the problem generate alternatives and evaluate the outcomes6. Practice assertion: how to get others to do what you want7. Practice acceptance: how to back off without feeling like a failure8. Emphasize the positive: how to build better relationships using a proven ratio of positive to negative interactions. Lifeskills shows how building better relationships is an essential part of preserving health--and offers eight clear steps anyone can use to make that happen.