Comments on: Stop Telling People What They Want To Hear! http://www.bigisthenewsmall.com/2009/12/29/stop-telling-people-what-they-want-to-hear/ dream BIG. think BIGGER. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gloria http://www.bigisthenewsmall.com/2009/12/29/stop-telling-people-what-they-want-to-hear/#comment-7409 Gloria Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:03:37 +0000 http://bigisthenewsmall.com/?p=3986#comment-7409 Authenticity & Truth telling (in/love) @ it's best! Attitude is more important than actions and the delivery of keepin it real crucial as a leader of any Ship (relationships, friendships, etc..) Authenticity & Truth telling (in/love) @ it’s best!

Attitude is more important than actions and the delivery of keepin it real crucial as a leader of any Ship (relationships, friendships, etc..)

]]> By: Rodger http://www.bigisthenewsmall.com/2009/12/29/stop-telling-people-what-they-want-to-hear/#comment-7408 Rodger Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:17:07 +0000 http://bigisthenewsmall.com/?p=3986#comment-7408 I agree. My old youth pastor introduced me to the idea that "leadership is taking people where they need to go, not where they want to". I think leadership pertains to what you wrote about in this post. You have to be willing to: A) embrace the truth B) help your followers embrace the truth with you C) work along side your followers to fix what needs fixed. -Rodger I agree. My old youth pastor introduced me to the idea that “leadership is taking people where they need to go, not where they want to”. I think leadership pertains to what you wrote about in this post. You have to be willing to:
A) embrace the truth
B) help your followers embrace the truth with you
C) work along side your followers to fix what needs fixed.

-Rodger

]]> By: Dion Evans http://www.bigisthenewsmall.com/2009/12/29/stop-telling-people-what-they-want-to-hear/#comment-7407 Dion Evans Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:21:52 +0000 http://bigisthenewsmall.com/?p=3986#comment-7407 I love the part about why it is a "loose loose" to not keep it real. It happens everday and everywhere and it all ends badly. I love the part about why it is a “loose loose” to not keep it real. It happens everday and everywhere and it all ends badly.

]]> By: BrentFoulke http://www.bigisthenewsmall.com/2009/12/29/stop-telling-people-what-they-want-to-hear/#comment-7406 BrentFoulke Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:09:49 +0000 http://bigisthenewsmall.com/?p=3986#comment-7406 Even stronger than me doing an authoritative telling of the truth, is you asking for the truth and me helping you embrace it yourself. I like Susan Scott's book Fierce Conversations on this point. "I may be wrong, but I have a sense that..." is much more likely to be received than "You are WRONG about..." Make sense? Even stronger than me doing an authoritative telling of the truth, is you asking for the truth and me helping you embrace it yourself. I like Susan Scott’s book Fierce Conversations on this point. “I may be wrong, but I have a sense that…” is much more likely to be received than “You are WRONG about…” Make sense?

]]> By: lauraclaireD http://www.bigisthenewsmall.com/2009/12/29/stop-telling-people-what-they-want-to-hear/#comment-7405 lauraclaireD Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:18:06 +0000 http://bigisthenewsmall.com/?p=3986#comment-7405 One thing though, to be 'real' is only what is real to you. There really isn't any way to get around being self-centered philosophically when telling other people 'the' truth. All you can do is tell 'your' truth. It's more people hearing what they want to hear, tapping into their own self-centered instincts, then telling them what they want to hear. This is the reason the bible is translated so many different ways bringing forth so many different denominations. God and Jesus only said it one way. We take it and cater it to our lifestyles. To say that God said it differently to different people is to call Him and the bible a lie. I tell people something the way they can best understand it to take it as positive as possible without compromising my position on the subject. One thing though, to be ‘real’ is only what is real to you. There really isn’t any way to get around being self-centered philosophically when telling other people ‘the’ truth. All you can do is tell ‘your’ truth. It’s more people hearing what they want to hear, tapping into their own self-centered instincts, then telling them what they want to hear. This is the reason the bible is translated so many different ways bringing forth so many different denominations. God and Jesus only said it one way. We take it and cater it to our lifestyles. To say that God said it differently to different people is to call Him and the bible a lie. I tell people something the way they can best understand it to take it as positive as possible without compromising my position on the subject.

]]> By: Ryan Hukill http://www.bigisthenewsmall.com/2009/12/29/stop-telling-people-what-they-want-to-hear/#comment-7404 Ryan Hukill Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:17:55 +0000 http://bigisthenewsmall.com/?p=3986#comment-7404 Scott, brother, I couldn't have said it better myself. In so many areas of my life, especially my work, it's absolutely critical that I be blunt and honest, whether it's what's popular or not, and if the rest of the world would operate on this premise, I believe, our world would be a much better place to live. Thanks for keepin' it real. Scott, brother, I couldn’t have said it better myself. In so many areas of my life, especially my work, it’s absolutely critical that I be blunt and honest, whether it’s what’s popular or not, and if the rest of the world would operate on this premise, I believe, our world would be a much better place to live. Thanks for keepin’ it real.

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