I Hear You
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Michael S. Sorensen
What if making one tweak to your day-to-day conversations could immediately improve every relationship in your life? In this 3-hour, conversational read, you'll discover the whats, whys, and hows of one of the most valuable (yet surprisingly little-known) communication skills available--validation. Whether you're looking to improve your relationship with your spouse, navigate difficult conversations at work, or connect on a deeper level with friends and family, this book delivers simple, practical, proven techniques for improving any relationship in your life. Mastery of this simple skill will enable you to: Calm (and sometimes even eliminate) the concerns, fears, and uncertainties of others Increase feelings of love, respect, and appreciation in your romantic relationships Quickly resolve, or even prevent, arguments Help others become open to your point of view Give advice and feedback that sticks Provide support and encouragement to others, even when you don't know how to "fix" the problem And much more In short: this skill is powerful. Give the principles and practices in this book a chance and you'll be amazed at the difference they can make.
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Author
Michael S. Sorensen
Pages
148
Publisher
Autumn Creek Press
Published Date
2017-06-23
ISBN
0999104012 9780999104019
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"I Hear You is the third installment in Casey Morales' Nashville Spicy series. This book takes Tyler from Wrenched and gives him a HEA. Taylor is a man who loves to party and has very few commitments; among them, his job as a mechanic, his friends, and his dog, Dom. He loves the club and hook-up scenes, even traveling to different cities to attend them. He likes his life, but he feels like there might be something missing. Meeting Gabe cements that belief. Gabe is deaf, diagnosed with usher Syndrome as a child, and has a very full life with his social group, dog training academy, and his dog Audie. This story, much like Wrenched, has a lot of snarky and witty quips throughout. There is some angst as Gabe realizes the full weight of his diagnosis and how that can affect his relationship with a formerly self-obsessed party animal. Tyler, equally rocked by the prospect of Gabe being alone and lonely while immersed in his world of hearing friends, panics.<br/><br/>What I liked:<br/><br/>1) 1st Person POV<br/><br/>2) Inclusive nature of the story<br/><br/>3) Sweet ending<br/><br/>4) Comical quips and including Sam and Miguel from Wrenched<br/><br/>5) Supportive community<br/><br/>6) Good read<br/><br/>7) Well developed characters and relationships among them<br/><br/>8) Interesting characters<br/><br/>9) I got to see Sam and Miguel again ;-)<br/><br/>What I did not like<br/><br/>Minor inconsistencies in the story. This is so small it hardly merits mentioning, but the review would be incomplete without it. I understand that writing is not always linier and sometimes authors forget minor details of their characters, but there were a few inconsistencies in the story which were a little distracting. Gabe's age when he emigrated to America(1st 19, then 18); the age of Tyler's dog (He went from being one to almost one); the transition from apartment to condo (Tyler) and then from house to apartment (Gabe); Tyler makes a comment in one chapter that he is not a chef but knows how to grill a burger, but then in the following chapter, they revealed he went to culinary school).<br/><br/>I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily."
Georgette Atkinson Brown
"It helps give a few tips on how to make sure people know you are listening, and hearing what they mean as well as what they say"
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Michael Vaughan