002 Communication is Power

<p>Knowing yourself is important when communicating, if you know yourself, you know what you want then you’ll know what you want and will be able to express yourself better</p> <ul> <li>What do you want to say?</li> <li>Why are you saying it, what are you hoping to achieve from saying what you’re saying?</li> <li>How many relationships were ruined because of poor communication?</li> <li>How many times have you been frustrated at work because of communication?</li> <li>How do you communicate to yourself? Do you say good things to yourself? E.g. Affirmations</li> </ul> <p>We assume everyone thinks like us and don’t necessary see the need to explain&nbsp;</p> <p>Clear Communication brings a sense of peace. It leads to understanding and healthy relationships&nbsp;</p> <p>We should be able to listen to understand not to respond. Use communication intentionally to get the message across but not to hurt someone else’s feelings</p> <p>Be willing to understand what the other person is saying. Often we have arguments because we don’t try to hear the next person but want them to hear us instead. It's important to understand the person you are communicating with so you can adjust the message accordingly.</p> <p>Being able to have difficult conversations&nbsp;is important as it allows for things to be ironed out.</p> <p>Perspective affects communication because we see things the way we know them which means we also hear what we want to hear.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Using communication to deal with the below topics discussed previously:</strong></p> <p>Childhood traumas and toxic relationships: Seeing a professional to talk about this and find ways to deal with these issues.</p> <p>Love languages - communicating how you interpret love, understanding how the next person recognizes and shows love, respect, apologies, gratitude</p> <p>Triggers - communicating your triggers to your loved ones could help them avoid doing or saying anything that could be a trigger to you</p> <p>Grief and mourning - when you get to a point in th