Plant NOW!

I received this from tut.com today:

...the Chinese say, "The best time to plant a tree was always 20 years ago. The second best time is always today."

Funny how planting trees and taking action on the life of your dreams are the same that way.
    The Universe

It all boils down to action doesn't it.  Clearly without action aka inaction, nothing happens. Funny isn't it. Trees don't get planted, businesses don't grow.

Today is the day.

Blessings,
Jan

Communication Skills

I did an interesting online course this week about "Communication Skills". I don't believe you can ever communicate "too" well. It's an area I believe can always be developed.

Some interesting facts:

• 50% of what you say is never heard
• 25% of what you say is forgotten
• 15% of what you say is not understood
• 10% of what you say is actually remembered

Wow! I thought it was more like 20% of what you say is remembered; very eye opening to learn it's actually more like 10%.

Trust is developed and maintained when we seek not only to be understood, but also to understand. What the other person has to say is always more important that what we have to say. We have 2 ears and 1 mouth - we should use them accordingly.

Hmm...interesting food for thought!