{"id":5256,"date":"2024-11-28T15:19:19","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T15:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/?p=5256"},"modified":"2024-11-28T16:05:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T16:05:56","slug":"thought-for-the-week-is-being-good-at-communicating-holding-you-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/2024\/11\/28\/thought-for-the-week-is-being-good-at-communicating-holding-you-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Thought for the Week \u2013 Is being &#8220;Good at Communicating&#8221; holding you back?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5257\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/2024\/11\/28\/thought-for-the-week-is-being-good-at-communicating-holding-you-back\/listening-to-respond-or-understand\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/listening-to-respond-or-understand.png\" data-orig-size=\"770,777\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"listening-to-respond-or-understand\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/listening-to-respond-or-understand.png\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5257 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/listening-to-respond-or-understand-297x300.png\" alt=\" listening-to-respond-or-understand\" width=\"297\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/listening-to-respond-or-understand-297x300.png 297w, https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/listening-to-respond-or-understand-768x775.png 768w, https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/listening-to-respond-or-understand.png 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/>Last week\u2019s Thought for the Week was \u201c<em>What has \u201cAccompaniment\u201d Got to Do with Anything?<\/em>\u201d &#8211; the art of being present, listening deeply, and empowering those we lead. If you missed it, you can catch up <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/2024\/11\/22\/thought-for-the-week-what-has-accompaniment-got-to-do-with-anything\/\">here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Have you ever been told you&#8217;re a <em>great communicator<\/em> because you\u2019re always clear, articulate, and confident?<\/p>\n<p>But then\u2026 something doesn\u2019t quite land. A message gets misunderstood, or someone reacts in a way you didn\u2019t expect.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the question: Here\u2019s the question: Could what makes you feel like an effective communicator actually be causing disconnection?<\/p>\n<p>What do I mean by this?<\/p>\n<p>Well, we often think communication is about saying the right things in the right way. But here\u2019s a thought: Are you <em>listening<\/em> to respond, or are you listening to understand?<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>True connection doesn\u2019t come from how clearly we speak &#8211; it comes from how deeply the other person feels heard.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This week, I invite you to pause and ask yourself: <em>Am I communicating for clarity, or am I communicating for connection?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Spoiler: they\u2019re not always the same!<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><em>\u201cThe single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\u2013 George Bernard Shaw &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>It would be great to hear from you about one moment recently where you felt your communication didn\u2019t land the way you hoped?<\/p>\n<p>With warmest wishes,<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3183\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/home\/signature-cropped-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/signature-cropped.png\" data-orig-size=\"159,70\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"signature-cropped\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/signature-cropped.png\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3183\" src=\"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/signature-cropped.png\" alt=\"korinne-sig\" width=\"159\" height=\"70\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Korinne Le Page<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Thrive Coaching &amp; Training <\/strong><strong><em>\u2013 Empowering You to Thrive!<\/em><\/strong><\/span><strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>P.S. Feel free to share your experiences and insights!<\/p>\n<p>P.P.S. 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If you missed it, you can catch up here Have you ever been told you&#8217;re a great communicator because you\u2019re always clear, articulate, and confident? But then\u2026&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176728601,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1389],"tags":[1401,1402,1378,1446,1445,1447],"class_list":["post-5256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-communication","tag-connection","tag-empathy","tag-communication","tag-impact","tag-listening","tag-understanding"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pgKEDA-1mM","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176728601"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5256"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5256\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5261,"href":"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5256\/revisions\/5261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}