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Be Responsible for Your Impact

January 14th, 2010 | Author: Carrie

Your impact is how your words and actions make other people feel. As a leader in the world and in your community, you will get great results by taking responsibility for your impact.

Here’s an example that you will understand if you’ve ever been in any kind of relationship: In an arguement, you say something that is misunderstood or taken the wrong way. It is normal for your response to be, “But, that’s not what I meant! You are twisting my words. You are making it mean something else.” Or something to that effect. I know you’ve been in this situation in some fashion.

Here’s the call to action:

Instead of blaming the other person for how they react to your messages, verbal and non-verbal, take responsibility for your impact. Notice what kind of response you are getting from how and what you are communicating. If you truly did not intend to insult your spouse, your child, your sister or your client, do not make it worse by telling them that they are wrong for being insulted. If you don’t like the response you are getting, change your message and/or the way it’s being delivered.

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Tags: arguements, blame, communication, impact, leadership, personal responsibility |

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