A Wren Says

I was consistently frustrated. I complained to anyone who would listen just how often I had to repeat myself to that woman. Meeting after meeting, I had to same the thing multiple times before it got through. What seemed obvious to me need explaining for reasons I couldn’t understand.

Then, just to prove myself and make the case for how crazy this was, I recorded the meeting. Well I just recorded myself. All anyone really needed to know was that I had proof that I was repeating myself over and over again.

Then I listened back. I was wrong.

What I heard was a series of statements. I said the thing, but then it was followed by set of statements. Not the same things. Watered down statements, where clearly I was adding to the confusion instead of standing strong.

I had been telling the story wrong. But then again I had remembered it wrong. Yes, it was frustrating, but I added to my own problems by not being direct and firm.

As I look at my biggest frustrations and counsel friends, I have to ask, “Are you sure that’s how it went?”