BLUF
- The Reality: A trusted client gave me a hard truth...my newsletters are way too long. (Ouch! But message received.)
- The Action Step: Momentum happens when we invite trusted people to show us blindspots—and then actually adjust. My new adjustment: respecting your time. From now on, you’ll get the bottom line right here so you never miss the gold, even on your busiest days.
BLUF = Bottom Line Up Front
You may have noticed something different in my last few Do Life Together emails.
A few weeks back, I was having a conversation with a trusted client.
We were in private (because we praise in public and correct in private, right?), and she told me something I really needed to hear...
She told me my newsletters are too long.
Ouch. But she didn't stop there.
⬇️ Btw, watch instead of reading, or read on below.
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She said: "The worst part is, I KNOW I need to hear what you’re saying. I WANT to read it."
Now the thing is, I'm already kinda aware that I 'have' a lot of words. 😂
And I could just tell myself, "Oh well, that's just who I am, and that's just how it is."
Or even think that maybe newsletters just aren't the format for me.
But as with most things in life, there is an in-between. A compromise.
Going forward, every Do Life Together email is going to have a BLUF: Bottom Line Up Front.
It's funny, because this is something I use in my coaching practice a lot. But it never really occurred to me to use it here.
So from now on, right at the top, you’ll get the core insight and action step.
Whenever you don't have time to take it all in, you can just read the BLUF, get any a-ha you need, and move on with your day. (And dig in further if it really strikes a chord.)
I don't want you to miss the message, but I also don't want you to trip over me in the process because I am too-many-words-prone.
So, here is my question for you today: Who is speaking truth into your life right now? And more importantly... are you listening?
Love doing life with you,
Dawn
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