Say The Things

Does it feel like no one hears what you are saying and your words are not initiating change? Listen to the 7 steps to improve your persuasive communication.

Quotes and Links

"If you can't convince them, confuse them." Harry S. Truman

"You have to get around and listen to what people are saying. Dewey learned that in '48. He didn't listen, he just talked - and he didn't say much either." Harry S. Truman

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We have all know the phrases "the power of yes" or "the power of no" and we often respond to invitations with "maybe". Listen in as I discuss why use use "maybe" and how we can be clearer in our communication and still allow the flexibility of "maybe".

"There is no communication that is so simple that it cannot be misunderstood."― Luigina Sgarro

Allowing life to happen isn't something that comes naturally to many of us. Today I discuss what we can control and four questions to ask ourselves to let go of our should, would, coulds and allow life to unfold.

Episode Resources and Links

Allow by Danna Faulds

https://www.shaunaniequist.com

https://tinybuddha.com/blog/4-questions-let-go-allow-life-to-happen/

We seem to be a lot of angry people. Is anger what we are actually feeling or are we hiding behind other emotions and expressing anger because it's safe? Today we discuss what may be behind our anger and ways to discuss these emotions with people we have relationships with.

This episode kicks off Season 2. Words are a powerful force. Many of us have little to no training in communication and our relationships show it. Let's spend intentional time this year and consider how we can use our words to be a powerful positive force in our lives and the lives of the people we know and love.

Episode Quotes and Links:

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"Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. We can choose to use this force constructively, with words of encouragement, or destructively using words of despair. Words have energy and power with the ability to help to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to humiliate and to humble." Yehuda Berg

This week marks the two year anniversary of this podcast. I share with you what's been happening in my life behind the scenes over the last two years.

Episode links and resources

"Sometimes you plodded through life with nothing changing from one month to the next no matter how much you yearned for a revolution to erupt beneath your feet. And sometimes your whole world imploded and rebuilt itself in a matter of seconds."

― Laura Kaye,

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We want to be seen, heard and understood. Are we displaying information thinking we are being seen and really only being noticed? Today is a quick rant about the difference between being noticed and being seen.

Episode Links and Quotes

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"Don't confused getting noticed with being seen." Tanya Geisler

We hve more access to the public cries for what is wrong in the world, in our country. Advocate is a positive term, many advocates I've witnessed are not. Listen to today's episode for a few ways to become a positive advocate for the things that move you.

Episode Quotes and Links

"No voice is too soft when that voice speaks for others." Janna Cachola

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We often being hard to hear or say conversations with "I'm not trying to be" and then are whatever we just said; whether it be rude, offensive, mean. Offering criticism isn't easy. Listen to a few ways to offer criticism in a positive way.

Episode Quotes and Links:

"The prase 'don't take this the wrong way' has a zero percent success rate." May 26, 2022 Life Hacks Calendar

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Not every behavior needs a diagnosis or title from the DSM-5. I see and hear people calling every selfish person a narcissist. Join me today as I discuss a few differences between selfish, self-centered, self-absorbed and narcissists.

Episode links and resources:

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"There's a reason narcissist don't learn from mistakes and that's because they never get past the first step which is admitting that they made one." Jeffrey Kluger