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Kim DeMotte's Monthly thoughts on the value of Clarity, Trust, and the Human Interaction

 

Volume 5   Issue 10                                                                                October, 2012
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  High Definition Trust, Understanding and Camaraderie
   Reduce Struggle � Dissipate Conflict � Improve Relationships � Relieve Stress

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Putting an End to Suffering
Picture This: Why Communicating Through Text is Challenging
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"Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever."   

 

                                                    ~ Lance Armstrong

Greetings!    

 

    

 
Moment of Clarity - October, 2012 - Down to your last strike
Moment of Clarity - October, 2012 - Down to your last strike

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Putting an End to Suffering

 

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. It's a Buddhist proverb, and I'd like to thank Jeff V. for putting it out there a week or so ago. Essentially, this proverb explores the concept that pain is what the outside world does to you, and suffering is what you do to yourself. It's a very important lesson for all of us. (Read more)....  

 

 

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Picture This: Why Communicating Through Text Is Challenging

Back in the 1970s, a researcher named Albert Mehrabian explored how we communicate. He discovered that when a dialogue between two people involves more than simple data ("What time's the meeting?" "8:15." "OK."), and contains information about feelings, moods, or attitudes, words are trusted only 7% of the time, vocal tonality 38% of the time, and facial expression and body language 55% of the time. Now where does that leave the text-based communicator? (Read more)....

 

   

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I have an idea about what you do in a Rally Car...but what can you do for me or my team?

 

  • Reduce Struggle.
  • Dissipate Conflict.
  • Improve Relationships.
  • Relieve Stress.
  • Develop Trust, Understanding and Camaraderie in your team.

 

Check out Kim's 3-pronged approach.

 

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Give Kim a call (877) 245-8251 toll free (314) 963-1112 in St. Louis 

 

"There is a clear and present danger.....when you are neither clear nor present."
 
Saving civilization (or your team) one conversation at a time.


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Kim
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2012

September 2012 The Other Guy, Black Swan, Rants  

August 2012 Against Yoda, Decisions, Summit   

July 2012 Susan G. Komen, The Eagle Flies, F.E.A.R.   

June 2012  Question that can change, Breaking down the Bureaucracy, Process in Pink   

May 2012 Repairing a Broken Connection, Two Cheeks, Transitions  

April 2012 Proper Use of the F Word, How to Change Your Luck, HICCUPS  

March 2012 Beaker of Knowledge, The Forgiveness Thing, The Bucket List 

February 2012 Seven Tools, Yoda, Expectation - Whitney Houston  

January 2012 How to Break Free, Bad Turns to Good with UPR, Information or Affirmation     

 

2011

December 2011 Surviving the Season, Who Loves Ya, Anticipation    

November 2011 Boss is Right, Vocal Presence, Occupy This  

August 2011 Frank's 3 Rules, Invisible Fence, First Impressions 

July 2011 Interpersonal Wellness, Commit to the Crash, Casey Anthony Walks  

June, 2011 Takes a moment, Meet Emotional Needs, Birthday  

May, 2011 Addictive Conversation, Foot in Mouth, Competence vs. Connection 

April, 2011 Enemy-ness, K/J vs.K/J, Help 

March 2011BOLD, Value of a Smile, 510  

February 2011 Balancing Act, You Lost me at Hello, Co-Driver turned driver 

January 2011 Excuse yourself from the Dance, The King's Speech, Reagan-O'Neill

2010

December 2010 How to Really Win, My Favorite Bad Guy, Doing what you love to do. 

November, 2010 Managing the process, 5th stage of learning, 110% vs. process 

October 2010 Avocados; VOTE; Temptation
September 2010 Calm Starts with you; Why I want what I want; Eixenberger
August 2010 It's Who I Am, Conversation Openers,  Helmets and K/J

July 2010 Scorpion & Frog, Failure as Process, and Power of Conversation
June 2010 Kick Ass, Shake It Up, Baby, Knowledge is Power
May 2010 Three Responses(Duplessis), Transition, Ho'oponopono & Science

April, 2010 Hope, Tiger/Eldrick, Horse's Ass
March, 2010 Wipe the Slate Clean, Failing Forward, Extraordinary
February, 2010 Getting out of the Triangle, Maybe-maybe not, Who Dat?
January, 2010 Drama Triangle, Blind Side, Summit Review

 
2009
December, 2009 Red Conversation, Christmas 1914 Truce
November, 2009 Green Conversation, Hate, Jim Abbott
October, 2009 - 6th and 7th Gears
September, 2009 - 4th and 5th Gears 
August, 2009 - 1st, 2nd, 3rd Gears
July, 2009 - Frustration, Cotton, Coaching 
June, 2009 - Unlearning, Knower/Judger; Learner/Researcher
May, 2009 - Doubt
April, 2009 - Ho'oponopono
March, 2009 - The Sky is Falling
February, 2009 - USAir Fight 1549
January, 2009 - Let Go of the Past

 
2008
December, 2008 - HDClarity introduction