April Fool’s & Discarding
I learned a most interesting piece of trivia today about April Fool’s Day. Do you know where the term came from? If you do, you are ahead of me. If you don’t, read on and discover the origins of the term April Fools.
Difficult Conversations
Listening in Difficult Conversations: Part II
In my last post, I talked a bit about why listening can be difficult – especially when the conversation is a tough one; the stakes are high; we are feeling offended or we feel accused of something. This time, I want to talk a bit about some things we can …
Listening in Difficult Conversations
There are two sides to every difficult conversation – the speaking side and the listening side. We all need help with the speaking side; the where, when and how – but guess what? We also need help with the listening side. Often we can’t or don’t listen when someone is trying to communicate something important to us. Why is it that we can’t or don’t listen?
Difficult Conversations
Can you remember a difficult conversation that you had recently? What made the conversation difficult? Were you happy with the outcome? How about the person that you had the difficult conversation with – were they satisfied with the conversation? Intimate conversations or conversations that revolve around disagreement are difficult. Are …