Comic relief came from a communications client of mine who said, “I know I’m here…because I’m not all there!” That was as funny as sales trainees suggesting I buy a couch on wheels! As a communications psychologist, I often get a good ribbing. Rejuvenating yourself has to do with facing feelings courageously as you move ahead. Are you inventing the kind of energy you want to bathe your mind in when change comes calling? Or do you live in a mythical past or a magical future?
ARE YOU ALL HERE?
You can only change yourself. You can’t fix others. Put as much energy into your changes as you put into others who aren’t changing. See if you can catch my drift as a user of the Talk2Me system with this repartee between Person A and Person B:
A. HOW ARE YOU?
B. I’M HERE…
A. BETTER THAN BEING THERE, I GUESS…
B. OF COURSE, PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE, REALLY WANT TO BE THERE…
A. AND PEOPLE WHO ARE THERE, WANT TO BE HERE…
B. I KNOW I’M HERE…BECAUSE I’M NOT ALL THERE!
A. I KNOW I’M NOT ALL THERE, TOO, BECAUSE I’M HERE WITH YOU!
ARE YOU A STELLAR COMMUNICATOR?
Why feel alone and disconnected, seeking to find your work in your work? Do not be distracted from being a great communicator when you don’t feel good.
ABOUT “TALK DOC” DENNIS E. O’GRADY, PSY.D.
Dr. Dennis O’Grady is the new Talk Doc in town, a corporate consultant, team trainer, and the insightful, original developer and researcher of the Talk to Me© positive and effective communication system. T2Me has been successfully implemented in multi-generational family companies and couples communication training.