CHAPTER 2

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Your Actions Are Speaking So Loudly I Can Hardly Hear What You’re Saying

This chapter’s title comes from an adage I read on a sign that a friend of mine used to keep on his desk. I always thought it was spot on. Our actions speak volumes, yet we spend scant time actually observing them. We’re experts at reading other people’s actions, and other people certainly know how to read ours. But how well can we read our own actions?

In the last chapter you learned how to set intentions for your presence. Now we’ll cover how to ensure that your intention will be received with crystal-like clarity.

Our actions prove (or disprove) what we say about ...

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