Lost in Translation
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Communication is key, at least that’s what we are told. How much communication? How often? Are we speaking the same language? Are we on the same page? All of these sayings come back to one commonly misunderstood principle: communication. Whether this is in your professional career or in your personal life, typically nobody has benefitted from oversharing. We all fall victim when sharing too much information, but those consequences are far better than the latter. When we aren’t clear about what we want and what we need it can lead to resentment because we assume that the other part understands through context what we need but that is seldom the case. 

  Communicating early and often can be tough. We often get in our own heads wondering if the person across the way will respond the way we hope, if we’ll lose something in the process, potentially even a friend or client. All of that is what will happen if you withhold honesty. Your needs are pertinent and relevant to the people around you and in no way make you weaker. Others expect the behavior that we have always outwardly expressed. If we are in opposition to that internally we will naturally be misaligned. 

  Communication is difficult. It can take many individual times to really get through to someone. Don’t let that stop you from being honest and open about what you want and need. You won’t always be met with open and loving arms, but that external conflict will be much better than pretending everything is hunky dory when you are screaming on the inside. If we can proactively communicate what is going on we can better service those around us, and in turn they can better help us too!