Fix the communication pipe

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There is a blockage in the pipe.

A kink in the line.

A short in the circuit.

The communication is not getting through.

There are mixed messages.

Vague instructions.

Unclear directions.

Ambiguity.

Contradiction.

Miscommunication.

Or simply none at all.

Go fix the pipe.

 

“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” – George Bernard Shaw

“It’s the most talented, not the least talented, who are continually trying to improve their dialogue skills. As is often the case, the rich get richer.” – Kerry Patterson

 

Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High, by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler

You need enough to start

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Something needs to change.

You’ve just had enough.

Enough of the current situation.

Getting the same result.

Or even inconsistent results.

Are you ready to do what is required?

Do you understand what it will mean?

Good!

Then you’re more likely to realise the change.

You’ll be motivated to keep going when it gets hard.

To push through setbacks.

You’ve had enough.

Enough is all you need to start.

 

“They say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.” – Andy Warhol

“If you want something you’ve never had. You must be willing to do something you’ve never done.” – Thomas Jefferson

 

What can you give?

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What have you got that others may need?

There are many things you might give.

It could be time or money.

Depending on what you might have more of.

You could gift a book.

Donate blood if you are able.

Give someone a call.

Provide guidance or advice.

Encouragement or appreciation.

Give way to someone in traffic.

You might lend an ear.

Give a like or a comment.

Provide feedback.

Give somebody a hand.

A compliment.

A thank you note.

Or simply give someone a smile.

Giving is good.

Giving feels good.

What can you give?

 

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” – Winston Churchill

“Don’t give to get. Give to inspire others to give” – Simon Sinek

 

Simon Sinek is the author of “Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone To Take Action”.

 

Until it becomes all the time

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You start something new.

First time.

A new habit.

Second time.

A new behaviour.

Five times.

Great!

Six times.

Now, keep going.

Ten times.

Keep building competence.

Twenty times.

And confidence.

Thirty times.

Until the new becomes ingrained.

Many times.

It is simply what you do.

All the time.

 

“Quality is not an act, it is a habit.” – Aristotle

“For a habit to stay changed, people must believe change is possible.” – Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do, and How to Change

 

Do you need to do it at all?

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Have you been putting it off?

What has been stopping you?

If it is urgent, you will find a way.

If it is important, you will make time.

If it is neither, then you don’t need to do it.

 

“I have two kinds of problems, the urgent and the important. The urgent are not important, and the important are never urgent.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower

“Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time one what is important.” – Stephen R. Covey, author of “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”