The Active Language values doing. If there is not action or no action plan, you are not likely to get the ear of someone who speaks this language. Express what you are doing to effectively accomplish something. Use effective movement. Action.
Knowing which language to speak to others is vital for creating an openness to be heard. Likewise, knowing which language you speak in response to others can provide some useful self-awareness.
Today we are focusing on the first language of influence, which is the Liaison Language. While we may see ourselves in each of the four languages, there is one that will shine most predominant. As we go through this series, keep that in mind, and try to determine your predominant language of influence, as well as the languages of those around you.
What language do you speak if you truly want to influence others? There are four basic languages of influence. And even within each language there are different dialects. It takes time, attention and intention to learn the languages of others.
So many people. So many destinies. Is it even possible to define success for everyone? That is the wrong question, really. Is it possible for everyone to define success for themselves? THAT is the right question. And the answer is, “Yes.”
The first step for a new season is to be sure you have stepped out of the old one. Sometimes change is hard. We like to keep our feet in both the past and the present. But we can’t walk like that. Our feet have to make a choice, because if they aren’t moving in the same place, they aren’t going anywhere.
Focus is the ability to concentrate or direct our focus onto something. One thing. Not everything. The illusion that we can multi-task effectively keeps us scattered, overloaded and continually connected to something that needs to be done.
Change. Those adjustments, modifications and risks that require letting go of the original plan can be uncomfortable at best, and for some even downright unbearable. Why do we resist change? Why is it so distressing?