by karen | listening, Spiral Daily |
How do you open someone’s mind when it is like a closed door? Avoid beginning with your opinion or your facts. This often creates puts a bolt in an already closed door. Instead: First clarify your intention, ask questions to learn about his or her perspective,...
by karen | Spiral Daily |
When does pushing create more resistance? Almost always unless it is something with wheels. Pushing people often creates resistance, unless you have an agreement to push. What are you pushing against? Is it getting you what you want? Spiral to minimize resistance and...
by karen | listening, Spiral Daily |
What if you consciously listened more than talking today? Listening is a gift to both you and the other person. Most people rarely feel heard…give this gift and it will give back to you many fold. If you must say something, ‘tell me more’ is perfect!...
by karen | centering, Spiral Daily |
What do you do when you return to a room only to forget why? Rather than attributing this to a premature senior moment, consider making it centering practice. Pause take a few breaths and think back to the moment you decided to return to get something In your...
by karen | Spiral Daily |
How do you know if you really understand? Assume you don’t. Particularly with peple you think you know well, it’s easy to fill in what we think they think! I’ve been wrong so many times. In this time of such disruption, I believe it’s more...
by karen | intention, Spiral Daily |
What forgotten freedoms can you bring to mind? Today here in Indiana we have the freedom, the right, to vote. I will exercise that freedom. Will you? The freedom to choose center and engagement is a something that is a choice in each moment as well. What forgotten...