When we ask for advice do we really want it? or do we really want some one to listen to and hear us?  Any thoughts?

What does courage mean to you? Stepping up to a situation? Stepping down?  It takes courage to do either.  What have you been courageous about?

Hope is a good thing.  However when you hope for something, an "end all".  I hope I get the job, I hope he calls.  You are setting yourself up for disappointment.  Susan Jeffers in the book Embracing Uncertainty suggests we wonder about things.  I wonder if I will get that job.  Wonder opens us up to possibilities.  I wonder about that?

GET TO THE POINT.  Really, it is about keeping it simple, and choosing one point to talk about.  Don't get caught up in rabbit trails and too much information, say what you want to say, keep it simple and to the point.  There is always tomorrow to make another "powerful point" ! Have a great week, Suzette and Laurie