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Have you ever noticed that some people regardless of  agreeing with you or not start their sentence with but? Their automatic reaction to a question, a proposal or an idea comes out with ('yes, BUT') or ('no, BUT') answer. I guess it is much easier to criticize an idea or find out why it is not going to work, rather than coming up with creative, positive and encouraging solutions!

Since the subject of this month's newsletter is 'effective communication', it feels right to focus on our BUT thinking and replace it with AND thinking!!

The word 'but' not only negates whatever was said before, it makes people defensive. However, the word AND instantly brings possibilities, opens up channels of communication, and allows for creative thinking. BUT feels constricted while AND feels expansive.  

So for the next week, no matter how unpractical or crazy the idea  may feel at that time, let's try to eliminate the BUT and replace it with AND!   

In  order to improve the quality of communication and building better relationships, practicing and teaching others to be more flexible by using And Thinking instead of But Thinking will be a great start.  As John Powell says:  

"Communication works for those who work at it."     

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Before adopting Milo I had never had a cat. I was a dog-lover and had enjoyed taking care of them most of my life. I had always figured out how to get my dogs to do what I wanted them to and at the same time understood what they needed by observing their behaviors. In other words I had learned how to communicate with my dogs effectively. With Milo, however, things were different. I had to learn a completely different style of communication. I couldn't bribe Milo by offering food; I couldn't make him do things just because I wanted him to; and, he had no fear of disappointing me. Instead, I found out that he would seek my attention when he needed me for food, going outside, or when "he" had decided to be playful. It took me a while to realize that I could enjoy cats but in a different way. I eventually learned to let him lead the communication. Just like with my dogs, gaining trust was the first step of communication; however, the styles that our cat communicated his trust was confusing for me.

Most of the challenges with our parents, spouses, children, family members, friends, and colleagues stem from miscommunications and the resulting lack of trust. It is amazing how deeply we are programmed and conditioned by different factors in our lives. They make us interact accordingly in our different relationships. Our genes, gender, primary care-givers, friends, family members, media, neighborhood, race, religion, and many other conditions make up the pre-set channels of our communication.  

When those pre-set emotional buttons are pushed, we are bound to create certain outcomes. Just like a computer that is computing on the programmer's instructions, we run based on the information that since birth is collected and stored in our mind-body connection. Trust can be reached when we pay full attention to and believe in such sources of life-changing information as we communicate them. Non-judgmental communication, mutual respect and meaningful connections are the components of building trust.  

Our judgments clearly affect the way we talk and show up in relationships. Factors such as sensitivities to our past experiences, fear of confrontation, lack of sufficient information, possibility of being rejected, social status, and most importantly the level of self-confidence and worthiness play significant roles in our judgmental stance.  

A person who feels overwhelmed and anxious, or avoids interactions cannot get positive results from his/her communications. Talking about what is important to us is a requirement for mature and healthy relationships. However, how can we talk if we are not certain what is expressed is useful to us or others? It is "effective communication" that provides security, self-worth and mutual respect. We survive difficult conditions when our needs and our feelings are conveyed properly and understood by others. The art of effective communication is based on several principles:  Continue Reading...  

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'Our bodies, via all of their five senses, take in approximately three million bits of information every minute. Each individual filters the information and processes it differently. Many times the huge amount of processing information does not allow us to communicate our understandings in an effective way.'This is because we have been already programmed to communicate in a certain way and that style is not serving our today's needs appropriately.

Poor communication skills can damage all relationships; it can affect your performance at work and at home. It can also affect your self-confidence and physical health.

Effective Communication enables you to make a difference in all of those situations of everyday life that seems to be difficult to handle. Dr. Sadigh invites you to:

• know the inner-child at play and realize how self-destructive beliefs are formed
• Understand how to build better relationships with self and others
• Increase self-worth and self-esteem by using effective communication
• Set goals and limits by developing clarity and setting boundaries
• Learn how to deal with hopeless, helpless, anxious and depressed feelings
• Find out how to approach balance and reach joy

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