Letters To My Daughter

How is your communication? Do you regularly use the language of inclusion or do you use your words to marginalize certain people? These are important questions to consider, and they can make a huge difference in your relationships and in your business.   Rollo May, an influential 20th century psychologist, said simply and accurately: “Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy, and mutual valuing.”   What you’ll hear in this episode:   When you feel marginalized, sidelined, or just not quite included The example of my youngest daughter in dealing with her high school as she finishes up her high school degree AND a two-year college program Her journey has required grit, self-determination, and self-motivation The problem: when she needs to communicate with the high school, she and the other “Running Start” students are not the norm and don’t need the hand-holding that the other students do---so they are marginalized She and the others are spoken to with non-inclusive, condescending