COMMUNICATION

"Communication is a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. If you're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of every part of your life." — Brian Tracy

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Has this ever happened to you?

• You get a text message from a friend and you can feel their passive aggressiveness through the message.
• Or maybe you get an email from a co-worker who clearly has it out for you.
• Or perhaps a family member posts a status update on social media that's obviously a personal attack on you.
• Or you're trying to have a serious conversation with your partner but they're just not opening up so they clearly plan on breaking up with you.

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The problem with these examples is they all presume you're a mindreader, because in truth no one can get into someone else's mind and know their attitude, motivation, or intention. All anyone can see is behavior; nothing more, nothing less.

Instead of trying to pretend to be a mindreader, you can gain actual insight into the attitude, motivation, and intention of others by choosing to be a communicator.

HOW?
It can be as simple as starting a conversation, by asking clarifying questions to open up a dialogue. 
To learn a key strategy to help you get the most out of this concept, click the button below to visit the Hashtag Positivity website, read the full article, and watch the video. Enjoy!

REFLECTION

1. Are you a mindreader? Or are you a communicator?
2. Think of a time when someone misinterpreted your actions or twisted your words. How did it feel?
3. Think of a time when you misread the intentions of others. Did it improve the situation? Or did it make things worse?
4. What can you do moving forward to maintain a dialogue with others instead of buying into assumptions?
5. What kind of encouragement would you offer a friend who's dealing with a mindreader or who thinks they're a mindreader themselves?

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