What You Say?
Yesterday, I sent my daughter to get the charger for my computer. I made my request very plain. "Honey, go to my room and get my charger". I had my laptop in front of me so the rest made perfect sense but she returned to me with my phone charger in her hand.
I noticed my daughter was a bit confused so I told her "not that one, the other one". She was a bit fussy like most twelve year old are but she marched back up the stairs for another attempt at getting what I requested. When she returned the second time, she was carrying a different phone charger. I started to get upset because she OBVIOUSLY wasn't listening.
Do we always say what we mean and mean what we say? Most of us would like to think so. If there were statistics on the number of times we miscommunicate, we can safely assume the count would be off the charts.
Sometimes, we assume the person we're talking to knows what we mean just because we do. Though this is natural, it can be dangerous if we are incorrect in our assumption (you know what they say about assumptions).
In communication, listen to understand then return the favor by and also relaying information in a clear, unambiguous manner when it's your turn to speak. When we say what we mean
and mean what we say, we can focus the rest of our time on results.
I noticed my daughter was a bit confused so I told her "not that one, the other one". She was a bit fussy like most twelve year old are but she marched back up the stairs for another attempt at getting what I requested. When she returned the second time, she was carrying a different phone charger. I started to get upset because she OBVIOUSLY wasn't listening.
Today's Inspiration
Express expectations clearly that they may be fulfilled
Do we always say what we mean and mean what we say? Most of us would like to think so. If there were statistics on the number of times we miscommunicate, we can safely assume the count would be off the charts.
Sometimes, we assume the person we're talking to knows what we mean just because we do. Though this is natural, it can be dangerous if we are incorrect in our assumption (you know what they say about assumptions).
In communication, listen to understand then return the favor by and also relaying information in a clear, unambiguous manner when it's your turn to speak. When we say what we mean
and mean what we say, we can focus the rest of our time on results.
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