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TabletPlanner? Software. | | |  | | Tip #1
Effective communicating and listening both begin with language. Are you proactive or reactive in your language? Between stimulus and response, you have the freedom to choose. This is your greatest power. One of the most important things you choose is what you say. Your language is a good indicator of how you see yourself. A proactive person uses proactive language—I can, I will, I prefer, etc. A reactive person uses reactive language—
I can?t, I must, if only. Reactive people believe they are not responsible for what they say—they have no choice. Think of a situation in your life during the last week when you responded in a reactive way. Write down and describe what you said.
Now think of a proactive response you might have used in the same situation. Write it down, just for practice.
Make it a point to really listen to your language during the next week. Is your language more proactive or reactive? Is your language different between work and home life?
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