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About Dezlee Hancock
Dezlee is a Realtor, a Mom, a Wife, a Grandma, a Friend, an Advisor, and an Advocate. And a woman whose personal and professional life has required better conversations, and better connections, at every stage of her journey. From disfunctional and painful, to heartfelt and courageous, she outlines the patterns and processes for meaninfully connecting with others through the spoken word.
You know how sometimes you need to have a conversation with someone but you don’t know how to do that? Or maybe you had a conversation with someone and it went south. Or maybe there is one person, or more, in your life that it is always hard to communicate with. Maybe that someone is you?
This was my world until one day I reached a crisis and decided to do something about it. I worked really hard at learning and practicing the art of conversations and I found better relationships and a life I always wanted; connection, love, meaning and amazing journeys. All because of the words I used.
You can do the same.
Change your conversations and you can change your life. It is not easy but the result is so worth it. Everything starts with a conversation, how are we doing with them? We often think it is the people around us who need to change when the only change that needs to happen is the one we can do something about:
YOU.
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"It starts with you because no one else is responsible for how you have conversations." ~ Dezlee
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The Journey to Heartfelt Connections
In Heartfelt Connections, you will learn four steps to having and enjoying better conversations. Those steps involve a better you, the right message, the words, and showing up. These four things will help you experience relationships you may have thought we were not possible.
This book is for anyone who wants a better relationship with themselves, connect deeper with others, extend a helping hand to someone in need or build a bridge to make a difference.
Let’s go get that life!
PART I: A BETTER YOU
1. If Only . . . Discovering Something Different
2. It’s About You . . . But Not About You
3. Say Cheese! Being Responsible for Your Happiness
4. The Value Bucket: Finding You and Your Value
5. Be You! Living in Peace with Your Conscience
6. Embrace You: Give Yourself a Hug!
7. And then the Soul: Finding God in Your Conversations
PART II: A BETTER MESSAGE
8. And . . . Action! Using Your Voice for Good
9. Feed Your Brain: Deciding What Is Important and What Is Not
10. Put Your Glasses On. Being Aware of Your Relationships
11. Wait A Minute! Whose Mess Is This?
12. Building Bridges: A Better Way for Everybody
PART III: CHOOSE BETTER WORDS
13. Are You Really Breathing? Getting Unstuck From the Mundane
14. The Art of Communication: Creating With Your Words
15. Texting Madness: Check Before You Text
PART IV: SHOW UP BETTER
16. Show Up! Because It Matters!
17. I’m Back! Being Resilient in Conversations
18. Regret or Rejoice: Your Choice