Stop the "Suprise Sermons." A Surprise Sermon being forcefully spouting unsolicited advice (or internalized dogmatic views) at your friends and family who are too polite to tell you to hush. Nobody likes to be/feel preached at and talked down to. Even if you have a point there's a way and best time to communicate it. No need to ambush somebody with a "good point". You don't have to chase people down with winning lottery numbers, however, a chase may be necessary if instead you're pushing a scrap of crumpled paper of your own pre-rehearsed monolog. Have some self awareness. Be present enough to realize "I've lost the crowd". Read the room. The more you continue to force your dogmatic, preachy views on people, the less they're going to want to speak candidly with you. 

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