Most of the time, it is your emotions that stop you from communicating in ways that make others want to be with you or do business with you, isn't it?

Those times when you knew exactly what you wanted to say - and then ended up mumbling something else.

The day when you arranged to meet your boss to ask for a raise and then got so nervous you never ended up asking.

Or, when you only noticed in hindsight that working on that project alone felt so much "safer" than asking for help.

It's frustrating, isn't it?

So what can you do?

The key to mastering situations like these is to feel safe and relaxed in your body.

The more you can be at ease in your body, the easier it is to think of the witty thing to say, to ask in a manner that makes someone feel like fulfilling your request means they are doing themselves a favour, or to engage a key individual in a conversation that leaves them craving more "you-time".