...emotion and intelligence...reciprocal agents...just like the electrolytes, sodium and potassium...

...when making a decision...
...an emotional one will limit the amount of intelligence that it is made with ...
...if you can take the emotion out of a decision...it is much easier to make an intelligent decision...

...just yesterday, our good friend and former ELITE Professional, Matt had one of these moments...
...after a few weeks of serious illness and the stress of moving...Matt misinterpreted a message...

...a simple one...

...I gave Matt a piece of information...in a way that did convey the right information...
...BUT not the right emotion...

...not taking into account the stress he has been under as of late....



...and I wish it could have happened differently...
...but it did not...

...as Matt and I discussed it last night...and even likened it to a child-hood game of "telephone"...

...it made me think about all of the important levels of communication that influence interpretation...
...from history to intonation...
...something that can change the interpretation of a simple instructional message...
...to something else entirely...


...the correct message should have been "thanks Harper for all you have done for the Nation...your DEDICATION and invested effort...you will be missed by many...but none more than someone who first met you as a client, hired you as an ELITE Professional and leaves you as a friend, thank you for your friendship and belief in the NATION"...


...remember...it is not just WHAT you are communicating...but HOW you do it.
...a lesson learned.

Until next time ELITE NATION,
Onward and Upward,
Your pal,
fISH