Actions Speak Louder Than Words

This morning I was watching my dog closely. He does pay attention to what I say, but he actually pays much more attention to what I do. We have various words for this concept including “body language.”

It is true that humans have pretty good communication with dogs. And the vast majority of this is because they pay attention to our actions. Our words are far less important.

Many times in our role as parents, spouses, or as supervisors-managers we are tempted to tell people, “Don’t do what I do. Do what I say.” And of course this is an absolute losing battle, because that is not the way the world works. In any relationship it really is true that actions speak louder than words.
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