This week I will share with you a little list of tips to help improve your communication:
- Use "I" Statements.
- Speak to one another, try not to yell and be aware of your tone.
- It is important to be respectful of one another and give each other the benefit of the doubt.
- Start the conversation with a positive about your partner.
- State your appreciation about your partner.
- Validate your partner's feelings.
- Stay away from making hurtful comments to one another.
- Make sure you are focused on one another, meaning stop doing what you are doing, look at one another and give each other your full attention.
- Be aware of your body movements and facial expressions. You should not point when speaking, roll your eyes, nor interrupt one another.
- If you are having a discussion or an argument and you seem to be at an impasse, take a break from it. *A break allows you both to calm down, collect your thoughts and think more rationally. Make sure you both come back together to continue the discussion and hopefully this time with some solutions that are fitting for both of you.
- Don't discuss any "Hot Topics" right before bed. This is a time to relax and have a restful sleep, try to save it for the next day when you are both feeling fresh.
My Favorite:
* Listen to one another with an open heart and an open mind *
A nice way to end a discussion is to seal it with a kiss and a long tight hug!!!
Therefore, I Say......
"Satisfaction can be gained just through knowing you were acknowledged, heard and understood, despite the outcome of things"
