There is something I will bet that you do that you are not aware of - and it is seriously undermining your personal relationships. I call it "denying the truth" - and I don't mean lying to cover up your own thoughts or actions - I mean denying the truth of the other person.

We all live in our own version of reality and for us it represents our "truth." At the deepest recesses of our being we "just know" what we think, feel, see, hear, etc. and for us it is indeed our reality. Even though we might intellectually understand the concept that each of us has our own unique way of experiencing the world that is influenced by our biology, upbringing, experiences, education, etc. - nerveless at our deepest core level we are still deeply invested in what we know as our own reality or truth.

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Communication is essential to our survival and we all feel driven to somehow "do it better." There are literally thousands of books on communication that offer us tools and techniques to "get ourselves heard." But behind all of the hoopla lies a simple yet powerful truth: The meaning of your communication is the response that you get. Why is this so and what are the implications?

Communication between people involves both the giving and receiving of information, signals or messages. Yet many people treat communication as a "push to talk" activity. They go into broadcast mode and when they have said their piece they believe their message has been delivered.

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