Pop music nor Hip Hop feel they need it. Whereas Rush Limbaugh and nationally recognized comedians do. The pregnant pause is a valuable tool. Powerful in the way that it clearly invites listeners to build a better relationship with the message maker. If the content has been planned out and executed properly it creates an engaging moment of wanting to listen. It sounds old fashioned to speak in tones and volumes that aren't as smooth as an Auto Bell team washing and drying your car. The reason why people utter Um or Aaaa is because they feel a personal need to keep the conversation growing by never giving the listener a place to step onto the stage. We aren't trained to be listeners anymore. Its the One Up Generation. Keeping up with the Jones means nothing when what you've lived or experienced was brought to life weeks before the one holding the conversation. Even in prayer we can't shut up. I'm in the forest every morning listening to the elements of all things. If I'm talking the message is missed. That bright red cardinal or deer that sort of made you smile on the way into a new day was trying to speak to you but the radio was too loud. Your heart was flooded with what you didn't do over the weekend and your dreams of being successful will be shot down again by a boss who's more interested in their endless trips out of town then truly taking care of the people that gift them with the finances to be free. Challenge yourself this moment forward to stop talking. Say nothing in your moments of growth. Hear the calling. Activate the requirement. Henry Bogan on WBT used to tell me, "Stop trying to keep your job. Your focus should always be on the next one. Learn everything here. If all you think about is the stress and expectations of this current job you are failing your future self." Create a pregnant pause in the way you speak. Don't force listeners to pay attention. It begins with an invitation of thoughts slowly delivered in the way we truly listen which should be one word at a time not LMNOP. Those are five individual letters that get locked up into one word while saying the alphabet. Not to be crude but you're missing out on a lot of success when you talk too much. Your army of supporters need leadership not complainers. Patiently delivering the message builds the legs that will be strong when someone else's ship is sinking.