Expectation Archive
21 Dec 2011
What You Expect Is What You Get Part (4)
First, the kids complained, which, as every parent and stepparent knows, they all do. Second, I got mad. Third, my husband became supersensitive to my mood and got angry at the kids. Fourth, the kids picked up
17 Dec 2011
What You Expect Is What You Get Part (3)
Start with the thought that you and he are partners, and you’ll be able to have more productive discussions that end with a positive action. Maybe he insists that the children always say please and thank you
13 Dec 2011
What You Expect Is What You Get Part (2)
You get buy-in from everyone in the company because all involved feel they have an influence. The techniques employed in appreciative inquiry have since been used in other settings, including marriage and family therapy, as a way
9 Dec 2011
What You Expect Is What You Get
A growing number of studies from institutions, including Yale, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Mayo Clinic, suggest happy people live longer. Attitude really does make a difference, and in a stepfamily it can make all the