Happy New Year

Dialogue Determines Direction™

As we enter 2009, many of you will be making New Year’s resolutions. Maybe you want to quit smoking. Join a new business or networking group. Spend more time with loved ones. Give back to your community. Start a fitness program. Promote your business more regularly.

Whatever your aspirations, personal or professional, Digital Onion thinks this is a good time to introduce you to Dialogue Determines Direction™ – the idea that HOW you say something is even more important than what you say.

Have you ever sat in a business meeting and heard someone set the direction for the week by saying: “Let’s try to launch the website by Wednesday.” or “Let’s work on the platform integration for the next couple days.”

Think about the words used in those two sentences. What’s getting accomplished? Nothing. People are trying, people are working, but toward what?

If you want to set a clear direction, think about how you’re using your words. Instead of trying to launch the website, say: “We will launch the website on Wednesday.” That’s a statement. A declaration. A goal in and of itself.

So this New Year’s Eve when the ball drops, start off 2009 in the right direction. Dream big, be bold and DECLARE it.

There are approximately 175,000 distinct words in the English language. Choose wisely.

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