Start by listening: The First Step in Building Lasting Donor, Prospect, and Volunteer Relationships
Listening may be the most powerful tool in your whole connection toolbox. “Listening is music to another’s heart. It is the unspoken …
What I Didn’t Know
NOTE FROM ELIZABETH: I am so honored to have this guest post from my friend Jill Strachan and am enormously grateful she was willing to share her …
Note Writing Can Heal The Sender Too
Once asked what action he would recommend if a person were to feel a nervous breakdown coming on, famed American psychiatrist Karl Menninger …
Fourth of July Reflections on America
Adapted and updated: In 2011, my husband and I made an incredible drive up the coast of California between Los Angeles and San Francisco, with a …
The Connection Of Old Things
We usually discuss connection in the context of the present, but today my guest, Connection Messenger* Annette Petrick shares an experience of being …
Why I’m Ditching Facebook: Reflections on Connection by Rick Wilcox
This thought-provoking piece, written by my friend Rick Wilcox, appeared originally on his Literary Life blog. I am reprinting it with his …
Heartspoken’s Principles Of Connection
John C. Maxwell, author of the classic book about connection called Everyone Communicates, Few Connect: What the Most Effective People Do …
Connection Protects Us From Comparison, Scarcity, and Shame
I am a big fan of Dr. Brené Brown—author, speaker, teacher, and shame researcher—because she is helping us all realize how to set ourselves …
Can You Have Too Many Connections?
I was perusing some of the questions on Quora recently, and after searching for the term “Connection,” I came across this interesting …