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Communication is key for any relationship to thrive. However, it not just involves open and honest communication, but also active listening. People often love to talk about themselves, and so if ...

Understanding the ramifications of being a people-pleaser is one thing when ... the pizza they’d just delivered to my house. “I’m not upset,” I added hastily. “I just wanted to let ...

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DEAR ANNIE: I’ve always been a people-pleaser, and it’s wearing me down. My boss, “Mark,” constantly asks me to take on extra tasks because he knows I won’t say no. Last week ...

Messages you heard as a child, beliefs you learned and how the adults in your life treated you can later lead to dysfunctional behaviors in the office – such as approval seeking and people ...