How Well Do You Communicate?

The ability to communicate is a skill like any other. It must be learned, practiced, and continually tuned. Our level of success at communicating with one another is a reflection of how well EACH party involved has mastered this skill. Too often we blame others for their failures when in fact our expectation was never clearly communicated to begin with. Often we jump to conclusions rather than taking the time to ask and listen to each other. Many times we mistake yelling at each other, or manipulating, or winning an argument, for authentic communication. It’s not a game to be won. It’s a goal for all involved to reach. So ask yourself before beginning each of your conversations, is my goal truly to communicate to solve this problem…or do I have a different agenda.