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Are These 5 Common Mistakes Keeping You From Being A Good Listener?

By ⋅ January 9, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Listening is the most important part of a true connection in conversation. When we listen, we gain knowledge and understanding about people and circumstances. Everyone wants to feel heard, but most times people prefer to talk rather than listen.

How To Communicative Effectively

By ⋅ January 5, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Many people confuse communication with excessive talking. Effective communication is not excess talking. It’s actually talking less, saying more.

It is the art of conveying a message effortlessly which most of the crowd understands and grasps quickly.

How to Win Any Argument (And Get What You Really Want)

By ⋅ December 16, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The wrong words can rip people apart and make them wonder if they ever had anything in common at all, the right ones can draw people closer and make them wonder how they ever lived apart.

Day 29: How To Stop Focusing On People & Focus On Issues (It’s Easy If You Do This)

By ⋅ November 21, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Bad communication styles are the root of most problems. Closing the gap on what people said is the first step to transforming a bad situation into a positive one. See each problem as an opportunity to improve and transform; your business, your relationship…your life!

How to Deal with Passive Aggressive Communicators

By ⋅ November 20, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

My way of dealing with these people is simple: when they are being slippery and elusive, I know I need to be forceful and direct. This cuts through their unclear communication and forces them to speak honestly. In the end, it’s better for everybody involved.

Watch What I Say? Watch How You Hear!

By ⋅ February 11, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

When communicating something difficult, or even something simple, the delivery comes from the lips of one person’s personal point-of-view. It’s not about opinion, it’s not about truth, it’s not about being wrong or right, it is only a phrase born from the combined forces of an individual’s heart, mind, education, socialization, culture, and personal experiences. [...]

Anger | Bridge Over Troubled Water | Patience, Love, God

By ⋅ November 12, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

From the archives An interesting event occurred yesterday (June 8, 2006) that revealed anger to be an opportunity. I was walking back home after an appointment downtown in the morning and had an encounter with a rude motorist. I gestured a “what gives” posture as I tried to cross at the intersection, on the pedestrian [...]

Communication Breakdown

By ⋅ September 28, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Filters represent the tint from which we view life, the interference that distorts our audio, and the perspectives that taint our language. I’ve worked through many, and I still have many to recognize and grow through. We’ve all been doing this for a long time at varying rates and by varying degrees. A failure to [...]

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