Dooley Noted: 4/25/2014
I am reactionary by nature.
I am working on not being so reactionary by nurture.
I have the nature of wanting to return every email, text, and voicemail as soon as I get it.
Then a great friend offered his advice, moving him up to Dooley board of trustee status:
“Don’t respond to non-emergency things immediately. It deflates the sense of urgency by default.”
Instead of replying to everything immediately, I sit on it a while. Now I state: “Please allow 24 hours for a response.”
Many great things happened when I followed this nurturing advice.
I noticed I came up with more complete, yet succinct, replies.
I made aggressive emails deflate in their propensity of force by simply letting some time pass.
It turns out that my quickest response was not always the most thorough response.
While I still feel challenged on how to make this work in person, this delayed response has helped me to put myself first while also providing better quality responses.
This can only result in a heightened level of communication for all involved parties.
As always, it’s your call.
– Dr. Kathy Dooley