Talking about your accomplishments to others – and not coming off sounding like a jerk – means following the three basic rules of effective communication. Follow these rules, whether you are in a one-on-one conversation at a cocktail party or giving a speech to a room full of constituents, and you will chalk up another important accomplishment: acquiring the skills to meaningfully connect with others.
Conflicting ideas and perspectives are good. We know this can lead to creativity, breakthroughs, and more, which is how we get and experience progress.
The problem is that many people lack the skill to separate their own identities from their personal points of view in order to take that next step to consider different ideas.
This lack of skill leads many of us to dig in our heels and become immovable, insisting that our perspective is the only one that’s “correct”.
99.9% of coaches focus on our conscious mind. That can be useful for immediate results. But for...
First, grab a journal (it truly is more effective to do this the old-fashioned way – with paper...