From redirecting to reminding…from doing “it” for her to picking up behind her… from meeting with family and leaving with a plan to meeting with doctors and leaving with a diagnosis. It was hard to hear and tempting to challenge. It explained experiences. It triggered emotions. After crossing the T's we were encouraged to cross, we dotted the I's we knew to dot. What remained were unmet needs, unanswered questions, and an unrevealed solution. Unsure of what to do, I did what I was Continue Reading
The Courage to Change Your Mind
You can change your mind. If you said “yes,” you could now say “no.” If you always have…, you can choose to not… anymore. You made the purchase, signed the line, shook the hand. You can return the item, sign another line, and consider another option. Did you get dressed and promise you were coming? You can get undressed and assure them you meant no wrong. We make decisions based on the information we have at that moment. When new information presents itself, it is wise, mature, and allowed to Continue Reading
Trust Silence
I cannot tell you exactly what the topic was, but I can tell you that this speaker on this day said “um,” “uh,” and “so” a lot! This stood out to me not as a critique, but as a reminder. I thought about my time as a member of Toastmasters International, an organization for public speakers who want to improve their skills. One of the many forms of training we received was how to minimize and ultimately eliminate filler words such as “um,” “ah,” “so,” and “uh.” We tend to use them to fill in the Continue Reading