Thread by @ArmaniTalks

Communication skills are not only a way to build influence with others.

It's a way to build influence with yourself.

'I thought communication only meant how I dealt with others?'

Then you thought wrong, my friend...

Let me teach you something that you were probably never taught

Let me teach you how communication really works

What you'll learn from this talk are 3 main points:

-The 5 Levels of Communication

-How to rewire beliefs with words

-Why you were STRATEGICALLY not taught communication

Let's get started from the beginning

From the beginning, there were 5...

5 Levels of Communication:

Level 1 - Communication with Self - Self Awareness

Level 2 - Communication with Person - Conversation

Level 3 - Communication with Group - Teamwork

Level 4 - One to Many Communication - Public Speaking

Level 5 - Communication + Technology - Media

Level 1 communication influences all others

You try to look out

But all answers lead back within...

Most try to do it the exact opposite

They try to do all the other levels besides level 1

They try to build influence with all others

But themself.

But this is a losing strategy

That's like buying pillows, the bed comforter, the sheets...

All that

But you don't even have a mattress

Start with the mattress first

Start with yourself first

The question is how do you rewire beliefs with words?

Actually, better question.

CAN you even rewire belief with words?

The answer is yes.

Words create an instantaneous thought in the mind

And the words can go past natural laws

'What do you mean that words can go past natural laws?'

I mean that the words don't have to represent a REAL thing

But the mind can still imagine it

Few Examples, take your pick:

Picture a green giraffe

A flying monkey

Picture yourself with horns

These 3 pictures are something that your imagination can produce

Why?

Because you know what green looks like

You know what a giraffe looks like

A cross combination is light work. That's imagination

But what will not work is getting cute with it

When you use a word that the mind lacks tangible representations of

And cannot even mimic

Like:

-Picture infinity
-Picture the world without a sky

These commands are too grand

And the mind has no clue where to begin

So to rewire your beliefs with words?

Use words that have a tangible meaning to the memory bank of the mind

And any form of cross combination is possible

By choosing your words more carefully, thought waves alter

This is why writing is a good habit to pick up

Starting a youtube channel

Something that requires conscious placement of words

This field is known as:

Psycholinguistics - When mind and words meet

Neurolinguistics - When nervous system and words meet

Strategic use of words is how you build level 1 communication

And build influence with yourself

Its as simple as writing a sentence down of whatever you want to think & embody

The Final part of this thread

Why wasn't communication taught?

Why were we expected to figure it out?

A lot of education has the industrial age mindset

It's goal was to create workers

And in the industrial age, the workers were required to do repetitive tasks

A worker with supreme communication skills asks too many questions

And is too flexible with the mind

Is a worker with a flexible mind high ROI or low ROI from a factory owner who wants them to do REPETITIVE tasks?

'Uh...low ROI?'

Correct

This is why communication skills to build, refine & express ideas were not taught

What was taught was grammar

But grammar is a spec of all the 5 levels I was discussing earlier

Viewing grammar as all of communication is like viewing...

The car as the steering wheel

Sure, the steering wheel serves a purpose

But there are still the mirrors, accelerator, brakes, driver, etc

Focus big picture

In the information age, it's not about who can do repetitive work

That's just a part of it

It's about who can do impactful work

Impactful work requires communication

Because impactful work always comes down to:

Idea connection
Idea creation
Idea expression

If you can't express ideas, then you took away 6 inches from your height homie

Back to the basics

Back to level 1 communication

Back to building influence with yourself

Sell yourself before you try to sell others

And build a holistic view of life in the process

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