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You Know What I Mean?
"Communication is not about saying what we think. Communication is about ensuring others hear what we mean." -- Simon Sinek
Raise your hand if you've ever explained something to someone and they didn't understand what the heck you were talking about? Or raise your hand if you ever asked someone to do something and they did it totally wrong.
If you're like me, you're raising both hands right now, practically jumping up and down like a 2nd grader waiting for the teacher to call on them so they can share with the rest of the class they got a new cat over the weekend.
We often assume what we say is understood. When it turns out we're wrong, we get frustrated. We blame the other person for not listening.
But it's always our responsibiity to make sure the other person understands the message we're trying to convey. If they don't, it's not because they failed to listen. It's because we failed to get our point across.
From our own perspectives, we know what we want. We expect others to be able to see things and understand things the way we do. And this is completely unfair. Nobody else sees the world as we see it.
It's not enough to simply give instructions or explain something to someone else. We must ensure the other person understands what we mean.
Make it a great day!
Coach Chris
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