The Three Skills

Stop Keeping Score, Nurturing Intimacy, and Mastering Acceptance

  • The Three Skills in the Workplace

    Of The Three Skills, Not Keeping Score comes immediately to mind when thinking about how the skills apply. This is because of the negative impact that judging others has on workplace camaraderie and team building. In his book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable, author Patrick Lencioni makes a strong case for…

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  • The Three Skills and Criticism

    The skill of Not Keeping Score can be helpful for avoiding emotional pain in response to the comments and criticism of others. This is particularly true if you are sensitive or prone to interpreting even constructive criticism as a kind of rejection.    In my experience, people who are likely to be hurt by any kind…

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  • The Three Skills Book 2

    The second book in the The Three Skills series two book series is now available on Amazon. Click on this link for direct access! Thank you for checking it out!

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  • The Three Skills and A Sense of Worth

    Each of the three skills is easier to implement if your sense of self-worth is positive. Specifically, Not Keeping Score is intended to, at least, maintain and perhaps, reinforce a positive self-image. And intimacy is easier to nurture if your sense of worth is stable (it’s easier to be vulnerable with a foundation of feeling…

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  • The Three Skills and Anxiety

    The Three Skills together offer several strategies and perspectives for soothing anxiety. Before visiting them, it might be helpful to review what anxiety is and what role it plays in protecting you. I like to think of anxiety as a natural reaction to a threat whether it is real or imagined. In many respects, it’s…

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  • The Three Skills Blog

    My hope is to use this blog to compliment the two Three Skills books. For example, I plan on writing a post about how the three skills can help with anxiety and a sense of worthiness. The other topics I’m thinking about are using the three skills in the workplace, in parenting, and for teenagers.…

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