"For good or ill, your conversation is your advertisement. Every time you open your mouth you let men look into your mind. Do they see it well clothed, neat, businesswise?" Bruce Burton
Searching for a quote on relationships, I came upon this one by Burton. I struck a chord with me. Probably one of my weakest character traits; my tongue. I also thought the connection between "relationship" quotes and this "businesswise" quote was interesting. I am a walking billboard. Every word is either for good or for ill in regards to my personal relationships or professional ones.
Training my mind to restrain my words has been a life long process. Reading inspirational and motivational books has given me new words. Finding like minded positive people has given me models to follow. The change starts with you. Start by restraining your tongue. Discipline your words. Automatically you are talking less and listening more. Most people find a good listener is very "well clothed, neat, and businesswise".
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