In the coaching school where I trained, we were taught “A complaint is an unvoiced request.” If we complain “I’m cold,” we’re really asking, ineffectively, for someone to turn up the heat. If we tell our partner “I hate that shirt,” we’re really asking him or her to change clothes. This week, try changing your complaints to requests, at least three times a day, and note what happens.

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