I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been in mediation and witnessed a fact revealed that ended up changing entire underlying issues that the parties already spent fighting over, but likely could have avoided altogether. Miscommunications and misunderstandings happen when we fail to hear each other or perceive things through a very subjective lens of what we might fear or anticipate from the other party.

As we get older, some of us start to feel a disconnect between who we are naturally and the way we have been living our lives. There are a number of reasons why, as it’s rarely ever just one. We have to start asking ourselves the right questions in order to think about the changes we want to make for ourselves and ultimately take some risks to get to where we want to be. In many ways, it’s about consistency in our daily choices.