EP40: Your Communication M.O.

Episode 40! Whoo! I am really pumped that the podcast has
gotten this far, and I’m just going to celebrate that for a
minute! And I encourage you too, to celebrate where you’re
making progress, where you’re growing.


What you’ll hear today is something I’ve never done on the
show before. I’m going to actually read a chapter from Naked
Communication: Courageously Create the Relationships You
Really Want, the book that I released in October of 2016.
After reading the chapter, I’m going to tell you a few more
stories about what I thought regarding this topic since
writing the book almost two years ago.


We’ll touch on a lot of points in this very short chapter,
but at the heart of it is that  “The happiness
and fulfillment you seek does not exist in a vacuum. It lives
in relationship with others.” I still believe
in that today as much as I did two years ago. Our
relationships really are the life force behind our experience
of being alive.


How we communicate matters and only you have control
over how you express yourself in all areas of your
life.


 






Key Points from Chapter 2 of Naked
Communication:






We have to understand ourselves best if we expect anybody
else to understand us and relate to us the way we want to be
related.

It’s important to really get clear on how you’re
currently communicating and know that you can tweak, adjust,
or transform completely how you communicate in your life.

You have to consider the myriad ways that you already
communicate, not just in conflicts – though that’s a key
area, but in expressing love, offering your ideas and making
requests.

The clearer you are about your own communication, the
better you’ll be at building awesome relationships.

Knowing yourself leads to growth and balance.

All day every day you are communicating.

Communication from others are just words, not truths. You
can choose to adopt them when they serve and inspire you or
let them go when they’re bullshit and keep you disconnected.

How you communicate directly impacts how you show up in
the world around you.

Relationships are the foundation of everything in our
lives.

You need to know how you use your voice and your natural
communication style so that you can use it effectively. To
wield it for good, wield it for change, and wield it for
connection.







You want to be a more powerful and effective communicator.
Somebody who builds bridges instead of walls, brings people
closer together, who understands different worldviews,
different perspectives, different experiences, who
understands how to nurture, who understands how to empower or
champion or advocate.


You can go deeper with this by reading the book or
by listening to more episodesof the podcast.


Thanks for listening! Share with the people in your life if
this landed for you!






Resources Mentioned:






The 5 Love Languages – www.5lovelanguages.com

Get the book – Naked Communication: Courageously
Create the Relationships You Really Want

Listen to the podcast – www.sagebhobbs.com/podcast

Episode 37: How I Wrote A Book, Why I Wrote It, and What
I Learned – www.sagebhobbs.com/episode-37

Episode 38: But who are you, really?
– www.sagebhobbs.com/episode-38







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