Focus Point
Clarity
Is More Powerful Than Assumption!
If there
is one thing that we know in absolute truth, it is the fact that the things we assume are wrong most of the time.
Robert Rohm teaches the following: "Assumption is the poison that kills personal and business relationships, derails success, and tarnishes almost everything that it touches. That is because when you assume something, you are simply taking a guess at a situation. It is like shooting in the dark. It is impossible to read someone else's mind, and it is impossible for someone else to read your mind. The wise thing to do in any situation is to take just a second to gain clarity. Assumptions are dangerous and will get you into trouble! If you want to assume something, just assume that what you are assuming is probably incorrect. That assumption will be correct most of the time!"
We can gain tremendous insight and clarity by learning how to ask effective questions, such as: "Here is my understanding about the situation...Am I correct?" or "This is what you are asking me to do, am I hearing you correctly?"
The main problem that occurs in communication is the illusion that takes place. Meaning, you say one thing, but your listener hears something else. Whenever there is some confusion or misunderstanding, having a simple conversation will eliminate the unknown factors so that everyone can see what is taking place with much more clarity and detail and to help remove barriers to communication.
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