You know, we all have to deal with feeling bad once in a while. My challenge this time is a sinus infection, combined with the flulike symptoms of this year's flu shot. I don't recommend getting the shot when your immune system is under attack. Double whammy!
Funny thing about being sick, when you are a 70percenter, especially one who is trying to use it daily in your interactions. We are allowed to be sick and feel bad, but we are not supposed to let the illness affect our relating to people! Hey, I am human - I suspect you are also. If we aren't careful we will let go of our feelings and we will become a negative, moving us backward instead of forward.
You know what is wrong with this? Being a 70percenter is not about controlling our emotions and conversations, it is about being sincerely interested in people. Controlling our emotions and conversations means that we are at risk of falling out of control, which puts us in a position of being seen as fake or misrepresenting our interests in this person.
Our only hope is to be sincere. Hey, would the Great Pumpkin come to your pumpkin patch? If you are trying to be a 70%percenter, a relater/explainer role model for the wrong reasons, everyone will eventually know. A sincere person can be down. A sincere person can be annoyed with someone else. A sincere person can be forgiven. People see through us quickly.
Hey - Care about people. You will never lose, although you might get hurt once in a while. Believe me it is worth it. Then you can feel miserable like me, not want to be around anyone, and not have to spend the next week apologizing. At least I hope so. If not, I am sorry! Ha
Self-esteem and self-image are keys to personal growth and success. To be a great communicator, you have to have enough confidence to be able to speak to people in many different situations, not all of which are your preferred comfort zones. Too often, we get discouraged by the response of the 30% of people out there that do not connect to our natural approach. This blog shows how to use the 70% of responsive people to drive your personal success and feelings.
Where did the 70 percent solution originate?
For years, I was frustrated by how being introverted caused me to have difficulty relating to people. I could share facts and data, but to have a comfortable conversation was very hard for me. I tried to become more of an extrovert by coming out of my shell. For years I struggled with this as people would make me feel inferior by their response to my efforts. I often came off as somewhat obnoxious as I tried different approaches, trying to solve the problem in my own strength.
It wasn't until I began to come to grips with the fact that not all problems in relating to other people were mine. It was so freeing to be able to stop worrying about my own feelings and be able to see in others the needs they have.
I have dedicated my efforts to understanding the differences in people that can influence my own feelings. By deciding that it is not my issue when a person rejects me, rather their own, I can concentrate on being the best possible friend to the 70% of people who are willing and interested in relationships with people like me, while still having value for the other 30%. I have learned to be a relater and an explainer, as needed by the type of person I am trying to communicate with. This is the secret that I want to share through this blog.
Let's talk about this together and live out the solutions that 70% of the population respond to - and learn to live with the 30%!
It wasn't until I began to come to grips with the fact that not all problems in relating to other people were mine. It was so freeing to be able to stop worrying about my own feelings and be able to see in others the needs they have.
I have dedicated my efforts to understanding the differences in people that can influence my own feelings. By deciding that it is not my issue when a person rejects me, rather their own, I can concentrate on being the best possible friend to the 70% of people who are willing and interested in relationships with people like me, while still having value for the other 30%. I have learned to be a relater and an explainer, as needed by the type of person I am trying to communicate with. This is the secret that I want to share through this blog.
Let's talk about this together and live out the solutions that 70% of the population respond to - and learn to live with the 30%!
Thursday, October 14, 2010
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