Dramatic Reading. Dramatic Hearing.

We’re all familiar with what a dramatic reading is. It’s a lot like dramatic speaking (which we’re also familiar with), only the words come from a book or a poem or another form of literature.

More emphasis and movement and inflections and hand gestures and eye brows up or down.

But the idea of ‘dramatic hearing’ is something that’s easy to get a little too good at without realizing it…taking a few words or sentences someone says and extrapolating an entire narrative about the intent of the speaker, the near and distant consequences, what it will mean for me, what does this say about them, and how does that effect my connection with them.

Lay down the dramatic hearing and simply listen.

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Ten Questions

Why are you doing this?

Where do you want to end up?

What are you willing to compromise to get there?

What is non negotiable?

What do you lack?

How will more money help?

Who has been down this road before and can you gain access to learn from them?

What will you have to give up?

Who will you have to part ways with?

Where does your benefit and their benefit intersect?

»» Bonus…Who could you have these conversations with?

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Nothing To Wear

I don’t have anything to wear…what we mean is…I don’t wanna wear any of this stuff.

Is this any good…what we mean is…do you like this?

Getting up on stage makes you nervous…what we mean is…getting up on stage makes me nervous.

In the same way…

Beck and call…we mean…beck and call.

Don’t leave your feet (basketball reference) (also impossible to leave your feet)…we mean…don’t leave the floor.

Watch your head (also impossible)…we mean…don’t hit your head.

And finally the one I was corrected on deep into adulthood…intensive purposes…we mean…intents and purposes.

The better we get at saying what we mean, the better we can find connection through our intent.

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Prep Talk

If you say yes to the opportunity, you’re saying yes to the preparation that goes along with it.

Showing up prepared isn’t a posture you’re born with. It’s not something you have or don’t have. You get to choose. You get to get better at being prepared. It’s an acquired skill.

Some of us were lucky enough to have it modeled for us or instilled in us by parents, coaches, or the good kind of peer pressure…When you hang out with the type of people who prepare well, you don’t wanna be the odd one out.

Do the work beforehand. Everyone benefits. Everyone learns that you’re the type of person who cares and can be relied on.

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The Coffee And Mug

The coffee mug doesn’t make the coffee taste different and yet we much prefer certain mugs over others. Because the coffee just tastes better out of our favorite mugs.

For most of us, part of what we’re selling is the coffee (the quality and unique taste) and partly it’s the mug (the story).

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Breakfast Conversations

The breakfast conversation is different than the dinner conversation.

The chatter in the back bench of the van is different than in the front seats.

The phone call from the office sounds different than the one walking through the park.

Maybe it’s not as important to ask why this is, but rather, embrace it and put yourself in the places and conversations you thrive in.

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