COMMUNICATION AND IDENTITY

Communication and Identity

Communication and Identity

At the most fundamental psychological level? there are? essentially? three kinds of people: Those that see the glass as half-empty? those that view the glass as half-full and those that will argue for hours as to whether it's a glass at all!

Now ask yourself? which category do you fall into? Do you inflate and encourage - or are you more like a human vortex? a steady drain on emotional resources? Are you a courage-builder or a spirit-sucker? Do your colleagues view you as a burst of upbeat energy - or as a vitality-vampire? sucking the positive lifeblood out of your co-workers? Are you an ego-booster or an ego-buster? (Gaddis? 2008)

When you truly begin to embrace the fact that your words and actions contribute to the overall energy and happiness in your life and the lives of your co-workers? you'll make a radical decision to positively reframe your outlook? speech and actions. Now? let's look at the seven top ego-busting behaviors - How we can help those who use these destructive communication patterns? and how we can change these behaviors in our own speech. (Gaddis? 2008)

a) Ego Booster: Overwhelmingly Negative Speech - In order for an organization to flourish? and not flounder or experience flat growth? they need to pump up their positive speech. Quite often? these are people who suffer from the ball-and-chain syndrome - where every task (no matter how small) - is a crushing chore? an insurmountable burden.

b) Ego Buster: If most of your day-to-day dialogue is negative? pessimistic? sarcastic? hurtful? harmful? blame-ridden? guilt-inducing and filled with? "I can'ts augmented with extra doses of? "poor-poor-pitiful-me?" it may be time for you to make a healthy change to the positive. Try to strike a better balance by choosing positive? optimistic? reassuring? encouraging? morale-building? forward-thinking? ...