Develop – Convey Strong Opinions: Your Voice Matters

Develop and Convey Strong Opinions.
Your voice matters.
God gives the power to be firm,
yet kind, humble and compassionate.

 

We’ve all been in that meeting.

The gathering of committees where opinions are voiced and insisted upon

and then voiced again.

Feelings stir and swirl,

friends flush and bow their heads.

Heavy air pulsates in the room,

as if one more tiny prick will break the cloud and the storm will descend.

 

Develop and Convey Strong Opinions

And yet it is important to have strong opinions.

In fact, it’s the people with resolution who are elected for committees.

Who lead and influence.

But we know

even though we don’t like to talk about it

that with every committee of five there are five different opinions.

Then the opinions gang up and find support with their friends

and…

Let’s not go there.

 

Your voice matters.

Number 4 on Forbes list of 7 Ways Leaders Express Their Opinions is truly helpful.

“

Ask questions, and listen to others.

Bring other people in. Do not give a speech. Have a discussion. Ask, “What are your thoughts?”

Be flexible. Maybe the opinion you started with is changed by what you heard. Create a dialogue that demonstrates your interest in other people’s ideas and allows them to know that they are being heard.

“

 

Make it part of your soul, because

God has the solution.

 

This doodle happened one Sunday of isolation,

taking notes on my computer while listening to Church.

The minister wise with sage advice

said God gives us opinions.

Then we give them back to Him –

We park that car and give Him, our Valet, the keys.