Welcome!

Thanks for stopping by! Please join me in celebrating the launch of this new blog, which is going out just ahead of the formation of my new consulting business, Constant Clarity. In the upcoming days and weeks, I'll be using this space as a sort of sampling plate for the techniques and skills my clients learn in our coaching sessions, as well as thoughts I have picked up along the way in my writing and editing work. Hopefully you'll pick up some helpful hints for your own future communications, whether that involves your boss (or the boss you'd like to have!), your employees, your clients, the community at large, or your family and friends. Hang onto your hat and here we go!

The first concept I'd like to put out into the ether is very simple. Communication determines, in so many ways, our life experience. Stop for a moment and think about the million different ways we communicate, and the impact these different avenues have on your quality of life. You're reading this blog--that's communication. If you like my tone, if it resonates with you as a person and my words are easy to understand, you're more likely to be receptive to the message I'm getting across. That benefits you (in my opinion), because what I have to say is useful and valuable stuff! Your life experience will change based on the information you take with you, even in little ways. It benefits me, not just because I love to be heard--don't we all--but in a concrete way if you refer friends to this site, maybe drop me a line to ask a question or schedule some writing or coaching time. My life experience will change through the joy of knowing you, and possibly through the joy of getting to pay my bills ;-) A reminder from your boss about a project that's nearly due is another form of communication. How does the phrase "You haven't finished the Smith project that's due tomorrow, have you?" affect you, when compared with "I know Smith is going to be floored by that presentation you're giving tomorrow! Is there anything I can do to help with that?"

In how many other ways are various types of communication bumping up against you today? How do they make you feel? What concrete effect do they have on your life? How would these effects change if the form or tone of the communication changed--how could they be better?

I think it's worth a thought or two.