Success through Inconvenience

Wow! There is so much truth to this article. While I read Gary Ryan Blair's commentary about being successful through inconvenience I could really see its principals playing a role in my own life, especially in how I communicate with others. Blair talks a great deal about inconvenience. I think this is very relevant to what we have learned so far in class. How many times do we take the easy way out by not listening to one another? I find I take the easy way out almost every time I communicate with others. Why do I do this? Well, true, meaningful communication takes time and effort. It oftentimes makes me feel uncomfortable (like we talked about in class) I become aware of my own incompetencies. It is just easier to stay where I am comfortable and forget about genuine communication.

So, how does this article apply? I think it is very important that we keep this in mind throughout the class and in the role play. In order to become successful communicators we are going to have to excel past what we have been willing do in the past. We will have to feel uncomfortable and do what other people are not willing to do. By applying this principal of being successful through inconvenience we will touch the lives of those we communicate with.