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PROMPT March 18th Does your communication style tend to be straightforward or subtle? Are you more likely to speak your mind or beat around the bush? Have you ever gotten into trouble because of your communication style? There's really nothing subtle about me. Especially the way I communicate. I have the tendency to just tell it like it is. Sometimes I filter and sometimes I don't. And yes, sometimes I shoot my mouth off and totally regret it later. Why? Well, there's a few reasons. The first is that I'm "a stubborn bull-headed gemini". That's what my mom always called me. She always told me that if I didn't learn to harness all the ideas in my head then I would get myself into big trouble someday. Well...she was right. I absolutely cannot bore you with the sordid details, but suffice it to say that I learned my lesson...real good. The second reason is that I come from a large family. Because I'm number 5 child out of six I had to fight and make myself known if I wanted to get anywhere. So I learned to shout. And I learned to shock my family by spewing out exactly what was on my mind. The good, the bad, the ugly. Mostly they were shocked by the ugly. And because I'm a gemini I can get pretty nasty. Of course I don't want to scare anyone away. It takes a LOT to rile me up. But when you do...watch out. And the third reason is that I don't like conflict. I don't like to see people fight. I don't like people throwing harsh words back and forth. So I jump in and do my best to squelch it. That usually means I raise my voice and spew harsh words myself. Totally contradictory to my intent. So at the end of the day I guess I'm a straightforward, shoot from the hip, tell it like it is communicator with filters on. At least most of the time. But I'm determined to get my point across. And come hell or high water I'll do that. |
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