July 26, 2006I’m Torn
A client of mine told me how delightful the ASTD Convention was. (Association for Training and Development.) I explained that I was interested in ASTD and had spoken for them, but I didn’t attend the meetings because
- I’m torn between speaking, training and writing.
I noticed my wording and wondered why I chose those exact words. I didn’t say that my work encompasses speaking, training and writing and I didn’t say that my work includes those things. I said I was torn between them. My choice of words told me that I need to integrate the aspects of my work, and if I can’t do that, I need to drop aspects that leave me divided.
Listen to how you talk, and ask yourself if you are revealing your true experience of things in ways you hadn’t been conscious of before.
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Good point to remember. I sometimes call myself and ask questions and then when I listen I hear how I really sound to others. And even though I know I am just talking to me somehow I am a little unguarded and hear myself.
Comment by Jacqueline Pegorsch — July 30, 2006 @ 10:29 pm
Jaqueline, How cool is that! Thanks for your post!
Comment by merylrunion — August 1, 2006 @ 3:09 pm
Listen to yourself - I love this recommendation. I use my journal to “dump” my brain first thing in the morning (credit to “The Artist’s Way - Julia Cameron, I believe). I write for at least three full pages before my morning coffee — anything that spills out. At the end of the month or so, I sometimes go back and read what I’ve dumped and am amazed at the words I use without thinking. Phrases like “torn between” are red flags. I find it much easier to “hear” myself if I am reading my own words.
I find that the truth is in the verbs!
Comment by Cindy Mueller — August 2, 2006 @ 3:40 pm