You are a master of the words you don’t say and a slave to the ones you do…
Master Your Words
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You are a master of the words you don’t say and a slave to the ones you do…
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Don’t talk unless you can improve the silence…
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“Don’t talk unless you can improve the silence.” ~Jorge Luis Borges Beautiful! P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Proverbs 1:5, “Let the wise listen and add to their learning.” (NIV)
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” ~Robert Frost Throughout my life I’ve traveled down some less-traveled roads. Some because of stupidity, others because of rebellion but mostly because I’ve always been my own person. This is probably why I have…
“You are a master of the words you don’t say and a slave to the ones you do.” ~Unknown Nuff said. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Proverbs 21:23, “He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from calamity.” (NIV)
“You can change your world by changing your words…Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue.’ ~Joel Osteen This is something I’ve been working on for years. I used to think “being myself” and simply allowing words to roll from my mouth was the way to be. Today I know I need…
“Patience is the companion of wisdom.” ~St. Augustine …I learned this one the hard way on more than one occassion. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Romans 8:25, “But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.”
“Earn the right to be heard by listening to others. Seek to understand a situation before making judgments about it.” ~John Maxwell The best leaders who communicate effectively are those who ask a lot of questions without showing “their hand” because “their hand” may change based upon the facts they glean by listening. In Stephen…
“Great communication depends on two simple skills–context, which attunes a leader to the same frequency as his or her audience, and delivery, which allows a leader to phrase messages in a language the audience can understand.” ~John Maxwell Another way to phrase Maxwell’s quote above is “know your audience” and practice delivering information at a…