“Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after.” – Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Mastering communication is one of the most important building blocks for reaching your full potential. We are fortunate to have many brilliant communicators in our community and we asked some of them to share their lessons and advice below.
Rogers Healy
Communicating is KEY. At Morrison Seger Venture Capital Partners, our goal is to create clear messaging and value with all of our brands. We believe that successful partnerships are built on active listening and communication. I believe that leading with empathy leads to mutual respect. The combination of clarity, continuous support and a respectful approach to life is key to effective communication and lasting partnerships. Read more>>
Rebecca L Mahan
I learned to communicate effectively after looking at what wasn’t working for me in personal and professional relationships. I then went through a series of motivational and intense seminars to develop my communication skills. I learned about listening skills and more. I read a lot of self-help books. I spoke to professionals and I implemented things that I learned. I paid a lot of attention to my self talk and learned how to be present when someone else was speaking and stop thinking about what I was going to say in response. Read more>>
Nick Rufo
I communicate through art and I think I communicate effectively because everything I create is based on pure instincts. I have gone through a fair share of turmoil and loss in my life, leading to making art my main outlet. I put all my good and bad emotions into the art I create, and often these photographs resonate with people evoking the same feelings that went into them. Read more>>
Carmen Erholtz
Since I was a kid, I have always loved talking to people of all ages, but I learned pretty quickly that in order to have quality conversations, I needed to ask questions. I specifically remember my mom encouraging me to ask people questions about subjects they were already interested in, such as asking my grandpa about farming or my friends at school about sports. I realized that when I asked people the right questions, they could talk for a long time. It was fascinating to listen to people share pieces of their lives I would have never known if I didn’t ask the questions. Read more>>
Hoza Rodriguez
I’m very open to hearing people’s ideas & thoughts. We all have information from past experiences. With all that experience there’s knowledge and I wanna know it all so I can maybe use that to help me in my journey. Also you’re going to get peoples opinions no matter what it’s just something people do. We give unsolicited advice. I’ve learned to be more open to it and hear people out. I wanna be heard as well so I wanna give people what I want in return. After all it’s all just opinions we take what we want. Read more>>
Megan Vered
In 1978, after graduating from college, I had two dreams: move to Paris or enroll in the MFA program at University of Iowa. Instead, I fell in love, married, and became a mother to an adorable daughter. Undeterred, I studied creative writing and screen writing at my local community college. I loved it, but after giving birth to my son it became clear—I needed to make a living. I applied to a rigorous yearlong program at UCLA to become a Lamaze teacher. I was one of the few students in my cohort without a medical background but graduated at the top of my class. I launched my career with passion and a sense of mission. Read more>>
