What does consistency mean in effective communication and how does it benefit you? April 11 2018

Going the extra mile is the number one rule for success. Do it in your communicating. Make your communications habits healthy everyday and your relationships will flourish and be vibrant. With consistent healthy communications skills we attract consistent healthy relationships, wealth and peace of mind. 

What does consistency mean in effective communicating and how does it benefit you? How to turn consistent healthy communicating into your advantage. 

If you go to the dentist once or twice a year for cleaning and don’t brush your teeth every day, once or twice, they will rot.

Communications is the same as health hygiene. Going to a seminar about healthy communications techniques a few times won’t keep all your relationships healthy. It takes consistent healthy communications practice to keep work and personal relationships functional and vibrant.

What does consistent healthy communications practice look like?

There are 5 things to do in healthy consistent communications that wins friends and influences others.

1. Acknowledge other people. Ask questions about other people consistently. Do you like when people show interest in you? Show people you care. Do you like it when you sense someone else actually cares about you? Break the ice with inquiry and show you care. Ask about them. 
2. Listen effectively consistently? Do you ever have so many things going on in your head that you don’t hear another person correctly, or even at all? Do you like it when someone isn’t paying attention to what you’re saying? Do you like it when someone asks you to repeat what you’ve just said because they’ve been distracted? Probably not, so don't do it to others. 
3. Get good at understanding what the other person’s interpretations of the facts are. Ask them how they see the facts. Acknowledge and validate their perceptions and interpretations.
4. Get good at being aware of, and expressing, the facts as you understand them in a confident, emotionally controlled state. 
5. When things are tense, take the time to resolve them and clear the air. Take communications to the next level.

When you do these things you gain an advantage. Most people don't do them consistently. 

Many people don’t inquire and reel people in. You can do it consistently and if you do, you will stand out. 

Many people don’t show interest. They talk about themselves more than inquiring about another. You can show interest in others consistently and when you do, you will stand out from the crowd in a good way. 

Many people listen halfheartedly. You can listen actively and reflectively  and do it consistently. You will be seen as a good person by most people, and when that's the case, it get's easier to influence others. 

Many people don’t take the time to understand before they expect to be understood. Do it consistently and you will rise above many and have the advantage over many.

Many people aren’t good at expressing facts. They share opinions only, or don’t confirm facts, and they come across as being unprepared or not knowledgeable. People like to deal with prepared, truthful and organized people. Know your facts and you will be ahead of many others. Learn to express them effectively and consistently and you will shine. 

Take the time to resolve conflict, sensitive issues and tense situations and you will be known as a good communicator and one that goes the extra mile for others.

Going the extra mile is the number one rule for success. Do it in your communicating. Make your communications habits healthy everyday and your relationships will flourish and be vibrant. With consistent healthy communications skills we attract consistent healthy relationships and peace of mind.