Your Happiness Factor

Ghosting: What It Is and Why It's Unkind Ghosting is the act of ending all communication with someone without e xplanation. It can happen in any type of relationship, from romantic relationships to friendships to professional relationships. There are many reasons why people ghost.  Some people ghost because they are afraid of confrontation. Others do it because they don't want to hurt the other person's feelings. And still others do it because they are simply not interested in the relationship anymore. Whatever the reason, ghosting is always unkind. It leaves the other person feeling confused, hurt, and rejected. It can also make it difficult for them to move on from the relationship. Here are some of the reasons why ghosting is unkind: It is disrespectful. When you ghost someone, you are essentially telling them that their feelings are not important to you.  It is hurtful. Ghosting can be very painful for the person who is being ghosted. They may feel confused, rejected, a...

Energy Drainers - how to deal with them Are you going through some  kind of change or just going through a difficult period? You will probably find it drains your energy!  You have to deal with confusion, your own, and you may have to deal with other people’s, anxieties.  You may find yourself giving out lots of your energy in support of others.  But some people seem to take just a little too much – more than you can afford to give if you are going to stay fit and cope with all that might be ahead of you. We all feel particularly insecure in the middle of life changes.  But energy drainers are usually people who are insecure and negative in their everyday life!   Quite often they find it difficult to tolerate their own company. You may find people like this start to depend upon you to help them make all kinds of relatively simple life decisions.  They may phone or text you several times a day on any pretext – they can eat you, as well as y...

Dealing With Toxic friends - Some Thoughts! So we all have them.  But what to do about those friends who worry us.  Here are some thoughts from Meghan Rosette on how to deal with them. You can find more from Meghan here twitter.com/meghanrosette meghanrosette.tumblr.com meghanrosette@yahoo.com http://www.formspring.me/meghanrosette http://dailybooth.com/meghanrosette Wendy is the Happiness Coach and author of  The  Wolf Project  and a new novel,  Blood Brothers , to be published in Summer 2013.  As a life and career coach and blogger, she helps people reach their goals and aspirations. As a novelist she hopes to entertain. Oh and she writes poetry too! To find out more email  wendymason@wisewolfcoaching.com ,  find her on Skype at wendymason14, or call +44 (0) 2081239146 (02081239146 for UK callers) or +1 262 317 9016 if you are in the US. A free trial/consultation allows you to try phone coaching from the comfort of y...

Healthy Teen Relationships Relationship violence is a highly under-reported phenomenon. Teens are often reluctant to talk about violence that may be occurring in their relationship because they associate it with love. Prevalence of teen dating violence has been estimated as low as 9% and as high as 57%. The most highly reported statistic is that 1 in 3 teens will experience some form of abuse in a dating relationship. This video is public service announcement which was created for parents of teens to raise awareness about teen dating violence. Teens in dating relationships can experience issues with power and control. These may be in the form of hitting, slapping, pushing, verbal insults, or more subtle forms of intimidation like controlling behaviors such as the text messages shown in the video. Patterns of controlling behavior can highly influence an individual's health. Among today's tech-savvy teens, text messages are a primary form of communication, that pa...

Relationships - How To Avoid An Argument  Arguing is likely always be a part of any close relationship, but when it gets in the way of communication, it is corrosive - it can erode the closeness. Here Starr Calo-oy shares some insights. This is branded as tips for the married but the insights apply to any close relationship.   Marriage101.net  provides important information on marriage and free marriage classes. For this you need to click on the link below http://youtu.be/U9WSDl9eKAg Wendy Mason is the Happiness Coach and author of a new novel, The Wolf Project.  Wendy is a life and career coach and writer. She is passionate about helping people find happiness at work and at home! She helps people reach their goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life.  She believes coaching requires compassion, warmth and empathy. Wendy helps people reach their career goals and aspirations, without sacrificing thei...

How to Break Up with Someone, Tips on How to End a Relationship This is wise advice from the Advice From Justin Channel on YouTube.  You can find more at this link.  http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AdviceFromJustin Music: "Dream Sequence" by Nick & Justin (of the video). He owns the rights. Purchase:  http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-beginning/id529612896 http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/nickjustin Wendy Mason is a career coach.  She helps people reach their goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life.  Before working as a coach, Wendy had a long career in both the public and private sectors in general management and consultancy as well as spells in HR.  She now divides her time between coaching and writing. You can contact Wendy at  wendymason@wisewolfcoaching.com  and find out more at  http://wisewolfcoaching.com

The Wolf Project A New Novel From Wendy Mason "Liz Morris had been a successful TV writer. Then her marriage broke up and she lost both her money and her confidence. Now, she has been asked by the formidable Annabel Meadows to help her husband, retiring American General, George “Jet” Meadows, write his autobiography. Liz doesn’t want the work but she does need the money. What she doesn’t know is that this project and meeting General Meadows will change her life forever." Coming shortly - regular updates will be on The Wolf Project page   Wendy Mason is a Career and Life Coach and Writer and she is passionate about helping people find happiness at work and at home! She lives in London, England with partner, Owen. As a coach, Wendy helps people reach their goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life. This is her first novel.

Grizzly Bear (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Friendship (a Short Film by ecomogmog) This is a simple and very beautiful little film with music from Grizzly Bear .  It touched my heart. "Friendship is truly a powerful thing. This is our very first short film, so we'd love LOTS of feedback!" Written and Directed by: ecomog Background Music: Contains a sample from "Foreground" by Grizzly Bear, remixed by ecomog ecomog: Website |  http://ecomog.net Facebook |  http://www.facebook.com/ecomogmusic Twitter |  http://www.twitter.com/ecomog Grizzly Bear: http://www.grizzly-bear.net http://www.facebook.com/grizzlybear http://www.youtube.com/grizzlybearband ------------------------------------------------------------ Wendy Mason is a career coach.  She helps people reach their goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life.  Before working as a coach, Wendy had a long career in both the public and private sectors in gene...

Love Abundance - How To Start A Relationship With Someone New Mat Boggs is a best-selling author, speaker, and certified coach. He helps women MANifest the relationship they want. You can find out more at www.CrackingTheManCode.com   Wendy Mason is a career coach.  She helps people reach their goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life.  Before working as a coach, Wendy had a long career in both the public and private sectors in general management and consultancy as well as spells in HR.  She now divides her time between coaching and writing. You can contact Wendy at  wendymason@wisewolfcoaching.com  and find out more at  http://wisewolfcoaching.com Related articles Inspiring Quotes on Courage Are you shy? Learn how to make friends in new situations. Music to Comfort Managing Difficult Conversations:9 Questions to Ask Yourself

Overcoming loneliness To feel lonely is to be overwhelmed by an unbearable feeling of separateness, at a very deep level. From our earliest childhood, as awareness of our separateness dawns on us, the need to seek relationships begins. We need other people throughout our lives. And all of us, at various times, may feel anxious, abandoned, unloved and insecure. In other words, when we feel lonely. It's possible to overcome loneliness, if you really want to. But it will take time and energy. You will need to think about why you feel this way and what steps you can take to overcome it. Learning to be alone Are you someone who panics when left alone? Do you feel an overwhelming need to seek others out just to avoid inner loneliness? Then, you might need to spend sometime learning to feel relaxed in your own company. But it will mean facing difficult feelings that you've been trying to avoid. You may need to focus to on what kind of person you really are, and wh...

Rebuilding trust in a relationship It is very hard to rebuild trust in a relationship.  Trust can be broken in all kinds of ways and not only through major incidents like infidelity. Rebuilding trust is hard but it can be done. You need to consider h ow betrayal and distrust entered the relationship and w hether this really is a relationship that is worth going all-out to save.  If you  are prepared to put in the hard work and make the sacrifices necessary then you can usually save the relationship, if you wish to. But you will probably need guidance on how to go about the healing.  The books below should help. If you are faced with infidelity then I hope this video will help.  Amazon.com Widgets Wendy Mason is a career coach.  She helps people reach their goals and aspirations, without sacrificing their home and personal life.  Before working as a coach, Wendy had a long career in both the public and private sectors in gene...

Cropped screenshot of Marilyn Monroe and Cary Grant from the trailer for the film Monkey Business (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) When your partner is a flirt! Some people have outgoing personalities. They are extroverts and sometimes this can show itself as flirtatiousness. Being flirtatious is just part of who they are. It is the way they communicate with others. But, for many that is all it is – it doesn’t mean they are seriously interested in the person they flirt with. However, it can be difficult to be in a relationship with someone who has a very flirtatious personality, especially if you lack confidence or you are one of those unfortunate people who are prone to jealousy. If you do show signs of jealousy or disapproval, then a flirtatious partner will probably try to hide or conceal their actions. Which makes them uncomfortable and probably you less trusting. Sometimes in a group of friends, a flirtatious way of communicating with each other develops....