Have you ever noticed a pattern happening in your life that is running in both the personal and professional areas? I have.
And it’s been happening to me a ton lately! Basically every single day.
The pattern I’m noticing is that people are in a habit of not responding when I talk to them or when I send them messages. Surely this can’t be just me?
Part of me feels like that Verizon Wireless commercial where the guy pops up everywhere and repeats can you hear me now? Except, they don’t hear me, or they don’t care to respond. Maybe it’s both. Or something else?
It’s so hard for the more outspoken version of myself to not get frustrated when this happens. I want to say something or call the people out and sometimes I do. Although, I know that really isn’t super nice to do, and just makes me look like a maniac. LOL.
I know that when someone speaks to me, whether it be in text or in person, I try to make a response, to me this is just common courtesy. I personally, like to be responded to when I speak. But to others, I guess not responding is the answer.
Anyways, I did happen to call one person out recently for not responding and the answer was, you just send so many messages. Ouch, but in my defense, this person is a hired outsourcer, and there are things that need to be addressed. So I will ask something, or write little sentences here or there, I’m not like the crazy person who just forwards whatever because I find it funny.
With all that being said, I realized something. It was time to simplify.
I need to Simplify.
Simplify all requests going out to team members. Simplify requests going out to family members. Sharing content only with those who want to be shared with… or maybe not sharing it at all. And maybe just maybe, giving some of these people silence as a response. (only partially just kidding on this one).
I am causing other people to be overwhelmed when I don’t simplify my thoughts down.
Here are 5 things I’ve started to instantly implement to simplify.
- 1 sentance request or responses
- No Multiple messages. One well thought out complete message.
- One Document: When sending copy and links, etc to an outsourcer putting everything together all in one place and sending only that.
- No Forwarding. Anything in social. (people find what they are looking for even if I do love Granny Babs! Doesn’t mean everyone else will! 🙂
- Stop and decide if it really needs to be said, or sent at all.
That about sums up my list. I’ll keep the blog posted updated about whether this helps or not.
