by Patrick Galvin | Jun 7, 2019 | Communication, Relationship Building
It happens to the best of us: voice mails pile up, inboxes overflow, and text messages disappear. There’s always more work than there are hours in the day. I know it’s stressful because these things happen to me, too. But there is a new communication trend that I find...
by Patrick Galvin | Feb 9, 2018 | Communication, Relationship Building
Have you ever wondered about the origin of the conversation hearts that have become a Valentine’s Day staple? According to the National Confectioners Association, early American colonists made homemade candies with love notes scratched on the surface. In the...
by Patrick Galvin | Oct 24, 2017 | Communication, Relationship Building
Have you ever tried to finalize the details of a contract, inquire about an overdue invoice, or follow up on a job interview only to get no response from someone you’ve communicated with previously? If yes, then you’ve been ghosted. Ghosting Creeps Its Way Into the...
by Patrick Galvin | Apr 27, 2017 | Communication, Relationship Building
“The more you do, the more you fail. The more you fail, the more you learn. The more you learn, the better you get.” – John Maxwell Lemons to Lemonade With just a few weeks left in the school year, my daughter is thinking ahead to summer. She...
by Patrick Galvin | Oct 13, 2016 | Communication, Relationship Building
Ask any successful person how he or she got where they are and they’ll probably admit that they couldn’t have done it own their own. It’s also likely that they weren’t afraid to ask for help along the way. In the same way that you can’t...
by Patrick Galvin | Mar 20, 2016 | Communication
Public speaking is the second most common fear among Americans, right behind snakes according to a Gallup poll. This fear can manifest as glossophobia, an extreme fear of public speaking, to lesser yet still stressful states of anxiety. “90% of how well the talk...
