by Leslie Wardman | Jul 2, 2025 | Blog, Dating Advice, Self-development
We were taught from an early age to make friends, to be likable, and to be nice toward others and accept them as they are, even if that kid picks his nose and wipes his boogers all over his mouth and tries to kiss you (was that just me?). What we are not taught,...
by Leslie Wardman | Jul 2, 2025 | Blog, Dating Advice
Relationships are tricky. Everyone says so. They can be even trickier in midlife since rather than two 20-something blank slates coming together to build a life, middle-agers typically have full lives with deep and anchoring roots in the form of exes, kids, homes,...
by Leslie Wardman | Jul 2, 2025 | Blog, Dating Advice
If I had a dollar for every time one of my friends or clients expressed misgivings about telling a partner what was on their mind, well, let’s just say that I’d be living a much grander lifestyle, maybe on my own island, with a shiny new plane. It takes years of work...
by Leslie Wardman | Jul 2, 2025 | Blog, Dating Advice
“I have a date tonight and I’m nervous.” “Why? Just be yourself and you’ll be fine.” “I have to give a presentation to 100 people and I’m nervous.” “Why? Just be yourself and you’ll be fine.” It seems as though a common response to any expression of personal angst,...
by Leslie Wardman | Jul 2, 2025 | Blog, Dating Advice, Self-development
An important ingredient for a successful relationship is self-confidence, and an important ingredient in self-confidence is self-awareness — often defined as “the capacity for introspection and the ability to recognize oneself as an individual separate from the...
by Leslie Wardman | Jul 2, 2025 | Blog, Dating Advice
Self-confidence is a squirrelly bedfellow. We all want it, we’re desperate for it. In America, we tend to worship self-confidence. In fact, I’ll go one step further – most of us in the Western world believe that high self-confidence is an actual birthright. Dare...
