Combining entertaining stories, practical information, and relevant take-aways helping to improve your communication skills so you can feel motivated in all areas of life. Dr. Jim Van Allan is a speaker & trainer for schools and companies across the nation. He has over a decade worth of experience helping individuals and organizations with communication, leadership, and personal development skills. He is also a Professor of Communication Studies and teaches classes on communication, public speaking, and interpersonal communication. New podcast episode every Monday where we turn the personal into the powerful! JimVanAllan.com @JimVanAllan on all social media
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Positive Parenting Lays The Groundwork for Long-Term Close Relationships with Kids
Some of the latest research from Penn State's Human Development and Family Studies Center focused on how to have strong relationships with our kids as they go through different stages. It all starts with positive parenting when they are young to set...
Are Men in Crisis?
A recent article from the Breakpoint Colson Center points out that young men are not forming social bonds with real, live people, even the kinds of bonds that have historically captured their attention. Girls are outperforming boys in all levels of...
Investing Your Time Wisely
Our schools are struggling with staff shortages, so maybe you and I are the difference makers? Listen in as we look at the growing staff shortage issue in schools and how parents and community members can make-up the difference. It's time to let our...
Relational Maintenance: Committing to It for Long-Term Success
What are three things we can do from a 'Relational Maintenance' standpoint to help strengthen our relationships moving forward? 1) Committ to it 2) Look forward to special time together 3) Realize the importance for long-term success Relationships are...
The Energy Bus: Enjoy the Ride
In our series on 'Riding The Energy Bus to More Positive Thinking' we explore the next rule of The Energy Bus which helps you to look at your ride through life with a more positive, optimistic lens. Not everyone's ride through life is easy and...
The Energy Bus: Drive with Purpose
In our series on 'Riding The Energy Bus to More Positive Thinking' we explore the next rule of The Energy Bus which asks the question of: what fuels you? Often times we don't get burned out because of what we do, we get burned out because we...
The Energy Bus: Love Your Passengers
In our series on 'Riding The Energy Bus to More Positive Thinking' we explore the next rule of The Energy Bus which, beside the first rule of You're the Driver, might be one of the most important. Loving your passengers is a state of being as it...
The Energy Bus: Enthusiasm Attracts Passengers
In our series on 'Riding The Energy Bus to More Positive Thinking' we explore the next rule of The Energy Bus which encourages you to spread good, positive, contagious energy. We are naturally attracted to people who we enjoy being around, who...
The Energy Bus: No Energy Vampires
In our series on 'Riding The Energy Bus to More Positive Thinking' we explore the next rule of The Energy Bus which discusses what to do with those difficult people in our lives. In the book, negative people are referred to as 'Energy Vampires'...
The Energy Bus: Fuel Your Ride with Positive Energy
In our series on 'Riding The Energy Bus to More Positive Thinking' we explore the next rule of The Energy Bus which encourages everyone to fuel their ride with positive energy. We have to begin to 'feed the positive' and be aware of the stimuli...