Day #15: Activating ADEPT
The ADEPT Skills as Your Toolkit

Welcome to Day 15 of the 30-Day Say It Skillfully Challenge! You're now aware of the skills to help you navigate even the most challenging conversations. Today is about using what you already have and putting it all together. 

To be ADEPT in your communication is to draw on the right skill at the right moment, sometimes simultaneously. Being ADEPT is less checklist and more toolkit; you have a powerful set of communication tools at your disposal. In real conversations, these skills don't necessarily show up one at a time. Rather, you combine them as needed, often in moments that matter, as in major decisions, heightened tensions, feedback, alignment, or uncertainty. Today's challenge is designed to help you experience that integration in action.

Today's Challenge: Identify one real conversation today that matters to you—one where outcomes, relationships, or trust may be at stake. It could be a meeting, a check-in, a weighty decision, or a conversation you've been putting off. Before you engage, conduct this quick internal scan. 
Pause and approach ADEPTly:

• Be an Advocate: Who or what needs support here?

• Be Diverse: What perspective might I be missing?

• Be Empathetic: What might it feel like to be on the other side?

• Be Present: What energy do I want to bring?

• Be Transparent: What needs to be said for the group to be aligned?

Apply what's useful; no need to force each one. Just let them inform how you show up and what best serves the whole.

Afterward, notice what changes. How were you able to apply any of the skills to advance an outcome, relationship, or trust?

With practice, the ADEPT skills become habits that guide how you use your voice. Remember it's not about perfection. Bringing courage, awareness, and intentionality will get you started in a positive way for any conversation.   

Cheering for you to make the most of this 30-day challenge—whether you're recommitting to a resolution, trying something new, or simply choosing to turn over a fresh leaf this year. One small step today can change how you show up all year long. You've got this!