Thought for Today

Thought for today and a few of my own on being present

“When we are fully present, we have access to our greatest power, creativity and ability to communicate and perform exceptionally at whatever we are doing.” — Christopher Babson Has this time of social isolation given you greater opportunities to communicate and become closer as a family? Even for the many who are now working fromContinue reading “Thought for today and a few of my own on being present”

If you talk to a man in his language

“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.” —Nelson Mandela

Speaking too highly of yourself

“Speaking too highly of yourself might, at best, earn you admiration and respect, but by doing so, you are isolating yourself. You are constantly telling others how different you are from them and pushing them further away from you.” ― Dr. Prem Jagyasi

Open your mind to think

“Before opening your mouth to talk, you should open your mind to think.” ― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

Right to Speak

“Right to speak comes with a duty to listen.” ― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

Amazing Power

“We hold amazing power in our words.” ― Cathy Burnham Martin, Encouragement: How to Be and Find the Best

Balancing expressing and listening

“We all fare better when we can balance freely expressing and quietly listening.” ― Cathy Burnham Martin, Encouragement: How to Be and Find the Best

We can control the words

“We cannot control the way people interpret our ideas or thoughts, but we can control the words and tones we choose to convey them. Peace is built on understanding, and wars are built on misunderstandings. Never underestimate the power of a single word, and never recklessly throw around words. One wrong word, or misinterpretedContinue reading “We can control the words”

Communication in times of crisis

We’re all getting a lesson in the importance of good, clear, and accurate communication in times of crisis right now, aren’t we? Do you feel you have not been getting good information about COVID19? Or maybe you are on overload with too much information? Are you not sure who and what to trust? If youContinue reading “Communication in times of crisis”