Every morning for the past week, when I wake up, three words pop into my head – Focus, Focus, Focus. A week after reading Vickie’s “Focus” post, I finally got it!

There’s just too much noise this time of year – obnoxious commercials, more phone calls, more house visitors, more parties, more music, more movies, plus the kids are out of school.

Vickie, thank you for reminding me that I have the power to focus on what I want for my life. I don’t have to just see and hear the obvious. If I focus, I can still find the quiet and connect to what really matters.

Tracy

You can get your most important information across first and fast by drilling down to the essence of what you want to say. Communicating the essence or bottom line first gets the listener engaged and invites dialogue. If you don’t communicate naturally this way, you can break the old pattern by consciously assessing each and every communication for one week. Before you know it you will have mastered the bottom-line style attorneys expect of you as a legal nurse consultant.