Communication is defined as the dynamic process of creating and sharing meaning through verbal and non-verbal interactions, enabling individuals and groups to convey, receive, and interpret information, ideas, and emotions. It seems simple enough, yet When I think about communication, I think about the game we played in girl guides called Telephone Line. The way it worked is the first person would tell the next person, who would tell the next person, and so on. Every single time we played the message changed completely by the time it got to the end of the telephone line. We tried again and it was not easy.
I learned as I got older that conversation was much harder in real life, when emotions are charged, or the topic a touchy one, and I believe there’s an art to having difficult conversations, and that it should be taught in school, but it’s not, so we need to teach ourselves, especially when our livelihood depends on it, as it does when you are in business or yourself. So I went searching for resources I could tap into to improve and here are a couple of my favourites:
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I confessed to my wife that I had an affair, and she kicked me out (rightfully so) and as I was sitting in my car alone wondering if I should text my mom or sleep in my car I asked myself “was this pain I’m experiencing preventable? Can my marriage be saved even after an affair? What does a healthy relationship even look like?” I couldn’t stop obsessing over these types of questions, and after reading dozens of books on relationships and eventually rebuilding trust in my marriage, I decided this is too important not to talk about and share what I’ve learned with others.
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