The Growth Note | The Echo Effect

Read it. Feel it. Do something with it.

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Hey you,

The most powerful part of communication doesn’t happen when you speak.

It happens when you leave. And no, I am not saying that people enjoy it when you leave a conversation!

This week, I was thinking about how our presence lingers — the tone of a meeting, the look we give, the words we choose. They all echo long after we walk out of the room.

In a single day, you can either add weight to someone or lift it off their shoulders. You can either drain the room or charge it.

That’s what I call The Echo Effect — the ripple of how you make people feel after the conversation ends.

3 Reflections on The Echo Effect

1. Energy Outlasts Words

People rarely remember everything you said, but they always remember how you made them feel.

Your energy leaves a longer impression than your vocabulary.

2. Influence is Often Invisible

Sometimes your impact shows up days later — in the way someone takes action, thinks differently, or smiles remembering your words.

That’s leadership echoing through others.

3. Communication is a Responsibility

Every sentence you speak plants something: confidence or doubt, clarity or confusion, calm or chaos.

Your voice is a tool — use it intentionally.

2 Quotes to Reflect On

“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou

“The meaning of communication is the response you get.” – NLP Principle

1 Stretch for the Week

Send one message of encouragement to someone today — no agenda, no ask.

Just plant a positive echo.

Then, watch what happens when your words start working long after you’ve stopped talking.

If this week’s Growth Note spoke to you, forward it to someone who’s been echoing positivity in your life — and let them know you notice.

More soon — until then, speak boldly.

—Kamryn

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