SURPASS YOUR DREAMS--E-Weekly Action Tips

MONDAY MORNING ACTION TIP #311

BE A BETTER COMMUNICATOR

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Welcome to Surpass Your Dreams. The goal of the weekly tips is to help you recognize your potential and surpass your dreams. Included are tips for either transitioning into a career you love, excelling in the career you have now, or loving what you do for a living everyday.

If you are thinking about making these changes in your career, (and your life), Deborah Brown-Volkman offers 30-minute complimentary calls to those who want to experience coaching, to see if it is the right tool to help them move forward. To find out more, please visit http://www.surpassyourdreams.com.

Be A Better Communicator

Communication is not as hard as we believe it to be. My clients tell me they are afraid to speak up or be straight forward because it won’t end well. True communication is individuals listening to one another and exchanging ideas. Mix in acceptance and patience, and you have the recipe for a great conversation.

The Weekly Action Challenge

Your challenge this week is to be a better communicator. Make a list of people you have trouble communicating with. Next to their name, write down what the problem is. Ask yourself how you contribute to the difficulty. Next, write down what you will do differently going forward. For example, next to John’s name, you could say, "I will listen to him more." Or, "I won’t interrupt him when he speaks." Usually when something is not working, we look outward. “What is someone doing to me, and why won’t they change their behavior? “ That’s not how it works. Want to change the people around you? Change yourself first.

So what do you say, you only have one life to live so it might as well be a life you love!