If Your Clients Won't Listen To You, It's Your Own Fault!

YIKES!  I bet I have your attention now, don't I?  How many times do we mumble & grumble about our clients just won't listen no matter how hard we try?  They just won't take our advice!  Hey... I for one, am GUILTY as charged.

Here's where this is coming from.  I've been reading UNLIMITED POWER by Anthony Robbins.  Imagine my displeasure when I get to page 250 & I read the following:

If you fail to communicate with someone, it's tempting to assume that he is a hopeless fool who refuses to listen to reason.  But that virtually GUARANTEES you'll never get through.  It's better to change your words and behaviors until they match HIS model of the world.

Holy Smokes!  That was like someone threw a pitcher of ICE COLD water in my face!  With this little wake up call, I am looking forward to doing EVERYTHING in my power to make sure my clients hear what I'm saying!  If they don't hear it one way, I'll try another... and another... and another... After all, isn't that what they are paying us for? 

It's OUR job to make sure we speak in a way they hear and understand us!  HAPPY COMMUNICATING!