Be sure to tune in Saturday, July 12 to www.kvtt.org 91.7.
Marsha will be interviewed by Dave Rawles of Career Solutions.
You can call with your comments and questions too!
Where: KVTT 91.7 FM Radio, “The Truth” www.kvtt.org

Time: 11 AM – 12 Noon (Central Time)

Live “On the Air” Questions for Dave:
877.232.4855 (Toll-free)

Other Listening Options: Previous Programs & Podcasts <http://t.pm0.net/s/c?6h.7qb1.3.4tr7.7p7>

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Sunday, July 13, Marsha will be on EMPLOYMENT RADIO 97.5 FM
The Ticket, ESPN Radio

“Business talk radio with an Employment focus” with Rick Gillis
WWW.RICKGILLIS.COM

www.975theticket.com for audio streaming.

Where: EMPLOYMENT RADIO airs on 97.5FM The Ticket, the Houston ESPN affiliate and online at www.975TheTicket.com

TIME: Sundays, 10 AM – 11AM (Central Time)

1. We made a pact early on to stay open to each others passions. That means Al goes to concerts and the theater with me, and I do his outdoor stuff. Make this a ground rule forever.
2. Understand financial goals, spending habits, investment risk parameters and more. The #1 reason relationships fall apart is financial problems. Have ongoing, open conversations about money.

3. Don’t have knock down, drag out fights. Learn how to manage your own anger and train yourself how to listen and communicate. Good ideas for managing difficult situations and people can be found in Toxic People.

4. Never try to change another person. It does not work, but does make for great first marriages. Most people can’t even change themselves!
5. Make the relationship more about them, and less about you. Seriously, this is a real key!

Here’s to our celebration!

–
Marsha Petrie Sue
The Accountability Master
Author of Toxic People — Bookscan best seller!
Visit the website for more information www.MarshaPetrieSue.com or call Darlene at 1.888.797.6700

“Silence is Golden – Duct Tape is Silver.”

Writing the article reminded me that when we look at who we work with everyday, when we evaluate the 2008 elections or whatever our situation is – it is our personal responsibility to learn more and form our own opinions.

Don’t let anyone tell you someone else falls into a difficult behavior or a toxic person category. Learn for yourself. Gather information on your own, question, pay attention and take responsibility for creating your own thoughts.

If someone says another person at work is a backstabber, pay attention to the suspect’s behavior and form your own opinion – and stop relying on the gossip mongers and other difficult people at work!

How about Politics? Read and learn about all candidates credentials, past voting records, displays of toxic behavior and do fit within your core values.

Need more information? Let me know!

Marsha — professional speaker, author and decontaminator of toxic people.

As I sit here in the airport, I am making a promise to myself to be especially gracious to others - no matter what their behavior. There are so many difficult people here. How about you? Take this week to focus on being a great communicator, ask interesting and delving questions into what the other person cares about. NOT what is important to you.

Communicate with empathy – with the other person in mind. Step away from the autobiographical approach – with your own agenda in mind. It is so easy to take the self-focus route because it is what you know!

Step out of your comfort zone for a few days. Think about what makes people memorable to you and I’ll bet you find it is because they are more interested in you than themselves!

Cheers, Marsha

www.MarshaPetrieSue.com

Toxic People: decontaminate difficult people at work without using weapons or duct tape

Find it in a bookstore near you!

Is this the reason that toxic people and difficult people are on the rise?

More interesting information can be found here.

Interesting how lack of maturity and personal responsibility continue to have backers. People and groups who come up with excuses as to why bad behavior and poor choices are not their fault. Now they have another excuse—IED. Intermittent Emotional Disorder is the tag line being used. In the field of psychology, IED really refers to intermittent EXPLOSIVE disorder and is applied to persons who cannot manage their anger, relationships, and/or themselves.

Here is the answer: When you have the urge to tear someone’s throat out, honk your horn or flip someone an unmentionable sign understand that controlling this emotion is a sign of maturity. Here is what mature people do:

1. Take a deep breath. This forces the oxygen to your brain so you can think properly. It also eliminates you wanting to put hot pokers in your eyes.
2. Pause. Give yourself a chance to think. And if you can’t, admit it and call for a time out. A real sign that you are in control of the situation. It will also give you time to put away the weapons and duct tape.
3. Shift to the left-brain where the proper words and actions live. Your right brain kicks in when you are upset and angry. The mental terrorism will spur you on to impulsive deeds and immature actions. Train yourself to count to ten or say, “this is a test, this is only a test. This will not be important in 100 years.” This will help you to stop “awfulizing.”

Remember you are a role model and people watch your every move. You do it to other people and know they do it to you!
Please visit www.MarshaPetriesSue.com or email at Marsha AT MarshaPetrieSue DOT com. Marsha’s blog: www.DecontaminateToxicPeople.com

As a professional speaker and author, Marsha Petrie Sue is the Mohammed Ali of communicators. She can dance and look pretty, and she uses the entire ring, but she knows how and when to land a knockout punch. Get the smelling salts! Her presentations are charm school with live ammunition. She is the author of Toxic People: dealing with difficult people in the workplace without using weapons or duct tape.
To her book visit Amazon here.