Finding Your Voice
Finding your voice is a phrase often used to encourage others to stand up for themselves, say what they believe, and/or for being authentic. All of those things are good things.
Today ‘finding my voice’ has a different meaning. I have been fighting the flu bug (no, not H1N1, just the regular old flu), and as part of that ‘bug’, I have lost my voice. Now, I know that for some this means I am every man’s ideal woman, but, trust me, it won’t last (and neither would the ‘ideal woman’ label). Yet, it has given me a chance to pause and consider what it is I actually want to say, especially since even whispering is a chore.
In taking the time to think before I (try to) speak, I realized that I don’t actually do that very often – think before I speak. In a positive way, I am spontaneous; a more negative perspective might say I’m sarcastic – both are true, depending on the situation. Both will will probably always be true, as I doubt that I’ll be making any major changes in my communication process at this stage of my life, and I believe I’m honest enough to admit that. But perhaps I will stop more often and think about what I am saying and why I am saying it, in that moment, with that specific person or group, for that specific reason.
What if we all did that? What if we, as thought leaders in our businesses, communities, families, stopped every once in a while and thought about what we really want/need to say? What if the leaders of our respective countries did that more often than not? What if . . . . ?
I like to think that when my voice is fully recovered, I will have found the discipline to think about what I’m saying a bit more often, more consistently, more thoughtfully? How would you like to ‘find your voice’?
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