Do share in the comments box how your conversations went on Two-Day. How does it feel to have closed that conversation gap?
If you didn’t get the chance to have the conversation on Two-Day itself, there’s still all the time in the world….and yet, there isn’t. What I mean is that the longer you leave it, the harder the conversations seem in your mind, and the more likely you are to shy away from them. Not to mention that business is the sum of multiple conversations, and we shouldn’t treat conversations as these big, onerous things that happen away from the work, and after the work is finished….they are integral to getting the work done, and we need continuous conversations to move us forward.
So if you missed Two-Day, don’t let that stop you from reaching out to others for conversations that will clear the path to achieving great things. If you didn’t already take a peak, maybe our Storybird will inspire you. 270 people have been inspired to date.
And conversations are a two-way thing, a partnership. As we said at the start of this campaign, it takes two to tango, and it takes two to have great conversations. So don’t wait for the other person to instigate a conversation, if you are ready for one now.
Last, but not least, if you did have a conversation on Two-Day, and if it didn’t quite get you to where you wanted to be….try again. Conversations can be on-going, they don’t have to be a one-shot deal, right?
For those of you just joining us, here’s more about Two-Day and Conversation Gaps:
What will you do to celebrate Two-Day
What is a Conversation Gap?
Which conversations are most “gappy”?
Trust and the conversation gap
Two-Day Countdown: Be More Demanding
Fill that conversation gap: Two-Day Storybird
Today is Two-Day: time to fill that conversation gap
I ended up having my ‘two-day’ conversation yesterday. One of the best conversations I had all week! And I had been fretting and fretting about it because I knew how I WANTED it to go but couldn’t predict how it WOULD go. Which you can’t do in any meaningful conversation- it becomes something more than you alone can imagine or predict. A great reminder to ‘let go’ and trust. It became crystal clear that, as Susan Scott says, the conversation IS the relationship and I’ll be having these more often.
fantastic. you took the bull by the horns and got on with the conversation. I’ve been reading Susan’s work lately too, and the other thing I like about her wise words is that “while no single conversation is guaranteed to change the trajectory of a career, a company, a relationship or a life, any single conversation can. Take it one conversation at a time”.