I am not a trained writer, but I have realised something: when you write the way you talk, writing isn’t that hard. The big change for me was when I realised that by getting better at talking it made me better at thinking. Now I aim to speak the way I would like to write, and because I talk like I want to write, I have started to think with more clarity too.

As a leader, this connects to another lesson: when you try to see the fear behind someone’s actions, and focus on what they mean rather than just what they say, you build real understanding. That not only improves communication with others, it also sharpens how you understand yourself. Authentic communication starts with clarity of thought, and clarity of thought grows from the way we choose to speak.