Coaching Corner: Clean it up!
By Marilou Butcher Roth
We all find ourselves in this position at times -- finding your way to better communication takes practice! This is something that can be work related or apply to our closer relationships. We interpret what we see and what we think we hear, that is normal. Then, we tend to make up our own story about what we see or hear without checking it out. So...check it out! Do not assume that your interpretation is correct! The more I practice this, the better my conversations and relationships go.
Its easy really -- whenever you find yourself assuming that someone is thinking a certain way or will behave in a certain way (that involves you), check it out! If you assume that someone will plan to meet you at a certain time but you haven't clarified the assumption, you may be not so pleasantly surprised. Then you get mad at the person, who never planned on showing up at that time to begin with! And so it begins...
So this week, clarify, ask questions, make sure you are on the same page and I promise life will be easier!
Marilou Butcher Roth
Marilou Butcher Roth is the owner of The MBR Group, a coaching and training company working primarily with REALTORS who have a desire to work and live from a more inspired place. She is also the Broker/Owner of Group REALTORS in Cincinnati.
Marilou is a member of the Ohio REALTORS Board of Directors and past chairman of the organization’s Communications Committee.
