Take a moment and really take in the graphic that I came up with the other day that you see above.
Go ahead...take a look.
What kind of budget would you have to set up for yourself based on how many words you say during the course of a day? That's kind of crazy to think about, isn't it?
I'm not going to do it but, if you want to have some fun with this idea, count the number of words that I used in this blog article.
The point is this: IF you had to pay $1 for EVERY word that you say....would it change the way that you speak? Would it change how MUCH you say? Would it change WHAT you say?
Sure it would.
"Say MORE by saying LESS" might be a good idea to try to live by...think about it.
There is too much "noise pollution" in the world today and much of it comes from people talking way too much. Don't get "worked up" on this until you hear what I'm actually saying, o.k.?
I'm not talking about friends that haven't seen each other for a long time or family that hasn't seen each other in a long time. I'm not talking about family and close friends at all. The day may come when we WISHED we had just one more conversation with that family member or friend.
I AM talking about those that seem to have the need to tell you everything that they have to say about anything AND everything. Do you know someone like that? People that "hog" the conversation and, usually, don't end up sounding as intelligent as they would like.
If they - and us - had to pay $1 for EVERY word that we said during the course of a day, what would change?
Would we be more patient? Would we be more careful? Would we take the time to THINK a little longer BEFORE we speak?
Think about it this way...if we actually spoke less the first time, we'd have to spend less time - and use less words - having to explain or apologize later.
"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt."What kind of budget would you have to set up for yourself based on how many words you say during the course of a day? That's kind of crazy to think about, isn't it?
I'm not going to do it but, if you want to have some fun with this idea, count the number of words that I used in this blog article.
The point is this: IF you had to pay $1 for EVERY word that you say....would it change the way that you speak? Would it change how MUCH you say? Would it change WHAT you say?
Sure it would.
"Say MORE by saying LESS" might be a good idea to try to live by...think about it.
There is too much "noise pollution" in the world today and much of it comes from people talking way too much. Don't get "worked up" on this until you hear what I'm actually saying, o.k.?
I'm not talking about friends that haven't seen each other for a long time or family that hasn't seen each other in a long time. I'm not talking about family and close friends at all. The day may come when we WISHED we had just one more conversation with that family member or friend.
I AM talking about those that seem to have the need to tell you everything that they have to say about anything AND everything. Do you know someone like that? People that "hog" the conversation and, usually, don't end up sounding as intelligent as they would like.
If they - and us - had to pay $1 for EVERY word that we said during the course of a day, what would change?
Would we be more patient? Would we be more careful? Would we take the time to THINK a little longer BEFORE we speak?
Think about it this way...if we actually spoke less the first time, we'd have to spend less time - and use less words - having to explain or apologize later.
- ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Until next time, whatever you do, always be sure to...
"Make it an AWESOME day! (Who else is going to do it for you?)"
Mike
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