![]() ![]() It may sound corny, but the truth is that a message that comes from the heart, lands on the heart. Speaking your mind is not fruitful unless it’s done thoughtfully and with a clearly defined rationale for why this is ultimately of service to all parties. ![]() ![]() What’s the highest purpose you are trying to serve? If you aren’t clear, discuss it with someone else or write it down, keeping in mind that if it’s about you ‘winning’ then that implies someone else must lose. Before you enter into a courageous conversation, be very clear about why you are having it. There’s a difference between speaking up and talking down to someone, making them feel smaller, stupid or small. There’s nothing wrong with a healthy ego, but your ego can get in the way of expressing yourself in ways that serve a positive outcome – for you and for others. Ten Keys to Courageously Speaking Up About the Issues That Are Weighing You Down. They are what I call “courageous conversations,” and they create a pathway to building the relationships, influence and outcomes you want in every area of your life. The conversations that take the most courage – those in which you speak candidly and listen openly – are those which make the biggest impact. As Susan Scott, Author of Fierce Conversations once said, “While no one conversation is guaranteed to change the trajectory of your career or life, any single conversation can.” Like it or not, you build influence and “make your luck” one conversation at a time. ![]()
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