Cole Ruddick – A Voyage of Discovery

 
 

 
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Real Understanding

Real understanding is an essential part of all relationships...One of the greatest obstacles to real understanding is having to face some of our own fears.
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We’re Never Done Understanding

For years, I've worked on learning how to better communicate with and understand people. Even after we get to know someone and tend to think we understand them - we aren't finished understanding them.
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Dealing with Negative Opinions

Have you ever asked for someone’s advice or opinion on something only to discover that it’s not necessarily what you wanted to hear? I’d be willing to bet that you’ve also heard opinions from others that were volunteere...
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Recipe for True Understanding

What does it mean to truly understand another person? Is it a matter of hearing their words and nodding in agreement, anxious and fully ready to convince them of our own point of view?
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Prevailing Through Perspective

Getting Back in Control of Your Life Through Proactive Living Daily life is often full of challenges and struggles, sometimes seeming to be more like a rollercoaster ride than a relaxing cruise down a freshly paved highway.
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The Need To Be Understood

One of the most basic of all of our needs is the need to be understood. It’s one thing to be heard as in another person can hear our words being spoken, but what we still need true understanding...
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The Joy of Understanding

“The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.” ~Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci was, inarguably, a brilliant man who’s ideas were decades and often centuries ahead of his own time.
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