Pay Attention to Internal Communications: take personal responsibility says communications expert

The information that is available to each of us continues to amaze me. My cousin in Florida sent me this link on Jill Taylor´s TED Talk http://www.microclesia.com/?p=320. I thought, "Oh boy, another email that has fwd: in the subject line" - but for some reason I clicked on the link … and am glad I did. My personal development and professional communications has improved from the information.

Do you pay attention to the good information available to help your motivation, attitude and productivity or are you too self absorbed to expand your knowledge and personal growth?

Here are the keys to better internal communications and external success:

1. Stay open to new information and don´t let past experiences cloud your focus

2. Put all judgments aside and suspend making an opinion until you have gathered information

3. You do become what you think about. Pay attention to the thoughts that fill your mind

4. Constantly pay attention to how you listen. Turn off all the blather, chatter in your mind, and really hear what the other person is saying.

5. Ask in-depth questions without becoming too intense or stalker-like.

That statement may be abrasive to you, but you can´t get better without allowing time for learning more about how your brain works. It will improve your job, career, earnings, and productivity. It is your personal responsibility to find the time to do this!

As a professional speaker and keynoter, I often talk about the right and left-brain and how it shapes our thinking and most of all, our communications. The amazing story of Jill´s stroke and how, as a scientist, she was able to really analyze (during the stroke!!) what was happening to her. Just amazing.

The trick for each of us is to understand how our brain works, and embrace the control we do have. If you are ticked off, it´s your fault and you have become a toxic person. If you say something inappropriate, it´s your fault. If the outcomes you have in relationships are bad, it´s your fault. Plain and simple, everyone must take personal responsibility for life.

Want more information on better communications? Email me for the "tip list" for improved communications. Marsha@MarshasPetrieSue.com.

Cheers, Marsha