Crucial Conversations Prt 1

Part of alignment and bringing greater order in life and fueling wellbeing has to do with confrontation and healthy conversations......

Most people try to avoid confrontation...

or they always seem to be confrontational and don't know how to have a healthy conversation.

The HOW we do something matters.....😁

What does it mean to “Have a Crucial Conversation”?

1. Identifying the precise situation that's causing you tension, and understanding what's happening.

Before we can talk about how to change a situation, we need to know why the situation is there.

2. Being clear on your needs.

What, ultimately, do you want to happen? (Notice that this isn't about what you don't want.)

3. Preparing or improving your communication skills.

Asking for exactly what you need and want will mean being assertive. It means:

• expressing your feelings, thoughts, and desires clearly and unambiguously — with compassion, thoughtfulness, and honesty;
• managing your emotions so that they’re productive, and used for positive change.

On the other side of a crucial conversation and communication skills, Listening is KEY.

• Listening is an art and must be done with intention and empathy in order to really hear and understand the other person.

Part of the goal of communication is proper and meaningful connection with the appropriate response or actions to follow.

Way to many of us spend to much time avoiding the hard, awkward, vulnerable conversations and it results in more damage, stress, and all kinds of unwanted outcomes....

When you consider your own wellbeing and the wellbeing of your relationships at every level, I would strongly encourage you to Communicate sooner than later...

and over communicate if your propensity is to avoid, isolate, or be passive aggressive with festering resentment....

These things are destructive.

When I shared yesterday about " Alignment before Assignment" (check your email if you missed it...I also made it a blog too - click below)

Crucial conversations are part of HOW you bring alignment to your life!

Conversations with yourself...

With God...

With your spouse and kids...

With your mentors and peers..

With your bosses or authorities ..

With your staff or team...etc

Where do you need to have more intentional, vulnerable, and honest conversations?

It's time to get real, my friends!

Richest Blessings!

Sincerely committed to your success and wellbeing,

Josiah 

P.S Please feel free to share this with others that would be helped by this!