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A thought by John C. Maxwell from his book, Everyone Communicates, Few Connect . (p. 58). HarpersCollins Leadership Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) This is a very practical thought. John says, “Move with a sense of purpose.” He goes on, “When I was in college, I wanted to get a job at a local grocery store. So did my college friend Steve Benner, so he and I went together to apply for jobs. The manager met us at the front of the store and asked us to follow him to the back. There we filled out applications. Once we were done, he said he would let us know his decision about whom he would hire the next day. Steve got the job. “A few weeks later, I went to the manager to ask him why he didn’t select me. I wondered if I’d put something on the application that worked against me. ‘It had nothing to do with the application,’ he responded. ‘I selected Steve because he walked to the back of the store briskly and with more energy

A thought by John C. Maxwell from his book, Everyone Communicates, Few Connect . (p. 50). HarpersCollins Leadership Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) Ok, ok, John, what does that mean? John says, “You can’t just deliver words. You can’t merely convey information. You need to be more than just a messenger. You must be the message you want to deliver. Otherwise, you won’t have credibility and you won’t connect.” He goes on, “Have you ever had to communicate someone else’s vision? It’s very difficult to do, isn’t it? It’s hard to get excited when you’re presenting someone else’s ideas. Yet, if you work in any kind of organization and you’re not the top leader, that is exactly what you are expected to do. How can you do that with credibility? By making it your vision. By that, I mean that you must first discover how the vision positively impacts you. You must connect with it on a personal level. Once you have done that, you w

A thought by John C. Maxwell from his book, Everyone Communicates, Few Connect . (p. 48). HarpersCollins Leadership Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) But it isn’t. John says, “But the reality is that communication goes way beyond words. In an important study, UCLA psychology professor emeritus Albert Mehrabian discovered that face-to-face communication can be broken down into three components: words, tone of voice, and body language. What may come as a surprise is that in some situations, such as when verbal and nonverbal messages aren’t consistent, what people see us do and the tone we use can far outweigh any words we say while trying to communicate. In situations where feelings and attitudes are being communicated: ·       What we say accounts for only 7 percent of what is believed. ·       The way we say it accounts for 38 percent. ·       What others see accounts for 55 percent.” John goes on, “Amazingly, more