Mindset Shift – Your Lifetime Skill Card #45

Today we look at #Persuasion…

…weighing #BluntDemand and #TactfulRequest.

Blunt demand makes you go: “I want to be paid $X.”

Imagine the results: Sparing no thought for others, you unleash raw emotions through your words, opening old wounds and tearing new ones. Reckless or devised, the damage you wreck destroys beyond repair, the aftertaste unforgotten, haunting your days forever in more ways than one.

Tactful request makes you go: “If I can help you make $2X, can I keep $X?”

Imagine the results: Sensitive about a truth too harsh, you still convey its essence, but play smart with your words. Your approach unoffensive, you speak of opportunities, you speak of solutions, an invitation for a win-win that they cannot think to refuse. Impressed by your offer, even more with your tact, conflict is averted, and partnerships are strengthened.

Simple thoughts like these can create a world of difference, a different timeline.?

I used to stir emotional turmoil in others by my comments, of which stemmed from impatience and greed. Some were made carelessly, others out of spite, and when news spread of the discord I was sowing, I realised the urgency to look within and change fast.

By choosing to add manners and grace to my speech, I found myself winning trust faster, working with others better. My conscience now felt lighter, fuelling my drive to excel with tact, and build communities that do not take for granted the power of words.

“Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.” – Isaac Newton

What will be your choice from now on?

To all the young and young at heart, keep evolving your GENIUS!

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Warm Regards,

Ryan Nicholas Leong Wei Ren

Founder of GENIUS Generation Youth Coaching

Evolving youth to stretch their career dreams, GENIUS style!