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Bill McGrane speaks at Rotary Club
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Bill McGrane presentation
The Way You Ask a Question Affects the Response!
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re your communication skills getting you the results you want? Would you like to find ways to empower your ability to persuade? If you could improve one aspect of your communications skills, what would it be? Could asking questions and listening more skillfully make a difference for you?
Picture this: You walk into a department store, and while you’re making your way through the specialty kitchen section of the appliance area, you hear an older woman yelling. As you turn toward the customer service counter, where people can pay their local utility bills, you hear the women shouting, “How could my electric bill be so high? You’ve got to be kidding!” From the tone of her voice, you know immediately that an explosion is about to occur.
Across the aisle, you sit down in a lounge chair and act like a quiet little mouse. You’re curious to listen and see how this situation unfolds. You notice that the employees seem to suddenly become very busy with all kinds of activities except, that is, assisting this woman. They’ve obviously decided to ignore her and act as if nothing is happening. Meanwhile, the older woman, who’s getting more agitated by the minute, is quickly walking around and around a nearby table, shouting in disbelief about her utility bill. Everyone is well aware of what’s going on, but no one’s doing anything to help. Then a magic moment occurs—someone with the skill to resolve the issue is about to step in.
If you were faced with this situation, what would you do? What would be the first thing you’d say? Might it be appropriate to ask a question?
More tommorow on the rest of the story
How present to the moment are you?
Posted by: | CommentsAre you present to the moment and each person in the moment?
A great way to check how present you are is to begin by noticing how present you are to yourself. You can only be present to others to the degree you are present to yourself. Start with your body. Many people are disconnected from their bodies. This often shows up in denial and suppression of thoughts and feelings which over time numbs the body which can lead to depression and self sabotaging behavior.
Great news! You can change all that and move into your greatness by paying attention to all your 6 senses. Throughout today pay more attention to what you taste, touch, hear, smell, see and feel. Observe if you try to shut off or minimize anything.
An example of this is if you are having challenges you may think that cutting off to those issues makes you stronger. It is better to experience what is going on instead of shutting off. One way to notice this in your body is how tight and stiff is your body. Find someone you can ask to hug you and ask them to observe how tight your body and back may be. You can also notice their body and how tight their is as well.
Take breathes in through your nose and out through your mouth loosening up your body. During the day you can reduce the tension by shaking your hands and releasing any pressure you may be feeling.
Breath and lighten up!
Tomorrow we will talk about how you can be more present to others.
Is it really possible?
Posted by: | CommentsDay 2 of the Making It Happen seminar went so well. It started off with one of the participants telling us he has a hard time sleeping and even though he did not sleep very well for the first time in a long time he felt more rested and calmer then before. He sensed things in his body he was blind to before. He kept saying you know I came into this seminar not expecting anything to work and to his astonishment he can see he an start to make things happen in his life and in finding work.
He said I have spent all of my life because of the demands by my parents being in fear and never feeling accepted by them. This has caused him to feel like a scared bunny. So he hid his feelings and did not share with anyone who he really was because he did not learn how to communicate so at this point feels what the use in trying.
He went further to say I have stuck my head in the sand so he could shut of the pain of rejection and feeling worthless, to the point he would not look at people.
What’s your issue? What is keeping you from making things happen? Try this today. What is the most important thing you need to do, that you have been putting off? What is the next step you need to take to move that along?
What is the next easiest step you can take toward it’s fulfillment? Go ahead and make it happen!
Today starts the first day of the Move Into Your Greatness Seminar. It will be interesting to watch how people getting excited about being able to more specifically apply what they learned in the first 2 days.
More tomorrow.
