Feeling Dismissed by Peers or Leadership? (How to Be Heard)
Have you ever walked into a meeting prepared, thoughtful, ready to contribute ... and then left feeling dismissed?
It is incredibly frustrating.
And, I want you to hear this clearly:
Your voice matters. It matters more now than ever.
And you deserve to be heard, valued, and respected in the rooms you are in.
The good news is this does not have to keep happening. There is a proven process to reduce those moments and increase your influence without needing to become louder, sharper, or someone you are not.
Here are two strategies you can start using immediately.
1)Â Get Clear on Your Message ... and the Meaning Behind It
Before we talk tactics, let's talk about mindset. Not in a vague motivational way ... in a practical, performance based way.
I want to share a simple parable that makes this point.
There are three people laying bricks.
Someone walks up to the first and asks, “What are you doing?”
She says, “I’m laying bricks.”
They ask the second person the same question.
She says...
What to Say to Yourself When You Fail
"Non-negative thinking sets the best apart from the rest."
If you're human, you will experience failure. Period.
Serena Williams experienced a huge failure in the Miami Open a couple months ago, an early exit in round 1.
Unheard of, right? Not really. She was a new mother, not back in her best shape, and it was her first tournament since the birth of her daughter.
We fail too. Maybe we lose a competition, a prospect says no, a presentation goes south, or we get rejected after a promising (so we thought) interview.
According to Dr. Martin E.P. Seligman, founding father of the new science of positive psychology, there is a power in positive thinking, but it "pales in comparison," says Seligman "to the importance of what we think after we fail." Our “non-negative” thinking sets the best apart from the rest.
Serena, packed up after the Miami Open, understood that she did not in fact fail. She needed more time to prepare. She was optimistic about her ability to come back, and vowed to...
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