We’ve all heard of the saying “there’s an elephant in the room.” David Wood discovered there’s another animal in the room too – something a person is afraid to talk about, or address. In his newly released book, Mouse in the Room, he calls these mice.
“An example of a mouse could be, you are late to a meeting, and you are embarrassed. You are wondering if the other people are annoyed with you for being late. You first must learn to lead yourself and ask, what are you actually feeling, what do you want and don’t want. That is a leadership move and takes courage to look that deep inside.”
In his book, Mouse in the Room, David identified eight different types of mice that could be in the room when you are communicating with another. On our podcast he shared three that are the most common for entrepreneurs to experience, although we all probably face all eight at one time or another.
He also explained his 3-D Process to further analyze the impact of that mouse on yourself and the relationship and decide what action to take. He has a free 3-D Process worksheet that can be found at www.mouseintheroom.com.
There’s a link in the menu at www.mouseintheroom.com to apply for coaching with David. He does a free session first just to see if coaching is actually going to be right for you.
You can listen to the podcast here, on iTunes or watch on YouTube.
