“The truth may be true, but a discreet person understands that speaking the truth isn’t always helpful. It can also be hurtful and harmful.”
Source: The Art of Connection: 8 Ways to Enrich Rapport & Kinship for Positive Impact
“When we look at our words and deeds in this context, it strengthens our resolve to be incredibly selective. Everything we say and do becomes a part of who we are and how we connect to others.”
Source: The Art of Connection: 8 Ways to Enrich Rapport & Kinship for Positive Impact
“1. Building Trust & Rapport. Trust and rapport are the heartbeat of business, the backbone of high performing teams, and the secret sauce for healthy relationships.”
Source: The Art of Connection: 8 Ways to Enrich Rapport & Kinship for Positive Impact
“Be Interested & Interesting. People will be more interested in you when you are interested in them. If you want to impress, talk to them about . . . them.”
Source: The Art of Connection: 8 Ways to Enrich Rapport & Kinship for Positive Impact
“Indiscretion and poor judgment not only can destroy a positive first impression, they also can have lasting negative consequences for which there is no return. Even years into the future, moments of indiscretion in the past can come back to bite you when you least expect it.”
Source: The Art of Connection: 8 Ways to Enrich Rapport & Kinship for Positive Impact
“The best safeguards you have are to live with dignity, love, and self-respect, and to make choices you can be proud of in the first place. Even as an adult, I still think to myself—what would my mother say?”
Source: The Art of Connection: 8 Ways to Enrich Rapport & Kinship for Positive Impact
“The dictionary defines discretion as the quality of showing discernment, the ability to make responsible decisions, and behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offense to others or revealing private information. Doing what is right is not always easy and can require uncommon courage. Be brave my friends, living right is its own reward.”
Source: The Art of Connection: 8 Ways to Enrich Rapport & Kinship for Positive Impact
“Discretion is the Larger Part of Valor
Discretion represents both your personal self-respect and the respect you have for other people. A discreet person has the wisdom to differentiate between good and bad, right and wrong, and favorable and unfavorable.”
Source: The Art of Connection: 8 Ways to Enrich Rapport & Kinship for Positive Impact
“To Disclose or Not Disclose
I just saw a poster: "Dirty laundry goes here (laundry basket) not here (Facebook logo)."
Online and in person, withholding personal information is a discreet way of regulating what people learn, think, and know about you. There are times when keeping it real and keeping it honest will reveal your authenticity and trustworthiness, but there are other times, however, when things are better left unsaid or locked away. Hence the term TMI, meaning "Too Much Information!" Discretion is part of "keeping it real" in professional (and self) respect.”
Source: The Art of Connection: 8 Ways to Enrich Rapport & Kinship for Positive Impact
“There will be times when you would be wise to err on the side of caution. And rather than making a magnificent misstep, zip your lip and bite your tongue for personal and professional self-preservation.”
Source: The Art of Connection: 8 Ways to Enrich Rapport & Kinship for Positive Impact