It’s been a tough week. Suddenly I was getting rejection from everywhere and, just when I was half way through processing one, another event would happen. Being a seller and doer, it’s not entirely surprising when a bid gets rejected or gets negotiated to a disheartening level. But what I’m recovering from now is the fear monster. Some of […]
Tag Archives | empathy
#RPCL Log Date September 26, 2017 #BeingHuman #ListenForIntent #Empathy
When we listen with fear, we only hear the threat behind the words. We are not really listening. When we listen with our hearts, sometimes we miss the logic and let our emotions take over. So it’s important to listen with empathy. We can step away from judgment that may be engaged with fear or […]
#RPCL Log Date May 23, 2017: #BeingHuman #EntitlementVersusEmpathy
Sometimes I think we have gotten so far away from shared values that we have started to create our own version of North versus South, Red versus Blue, East versus West and we cannot seem to find common ground. It’s in there. We just need to let go of divisive language and find ways to […]
#RPCL Log Date May 5, 2017: #BeingHuman #InTheFaceofAdversity
In the face of adversity, we sometimes turn into our ugly selves. When we evolve as human beings, we eventually learn from the acts done unto us, and we start to understand how our acts may impact others. We develop empathy. As regressed human beings, we only think of our personal strife, with no regard for how our […]
#RPCL Log Date February 27, 2017: #BeingHuman #ApathyOrEmpathy
I was watching this TEDx Talk and was stunned when she cited that empathy has decreased by 40% according to a study by University of Michigan. I didn’t check, but I suppose that means apathy has increased by 40%. As someone who trains on empathy in the workplace, I can tell you it’s somewhat controversial. […]
#RPCL Log Date January 29, 2017: #BeingHuman #OverComplicateFirst #Wheatonslaw
Tonight while preparing for a presentation, I was reading about the simple narrative that won this recent election, and it had me thinking about our culture of slogans. We are bombarded with news and policy and economics that create swirl for many of us, and then we get lost in the sea of information. So if you say you can […]
Curious Under Pressure
Financial instability can take its toll on relationships at work and at home. Surviving under pressure becomes the game. It’s a game I’m all too familiar with. It’s easier some days, or it’s tartarus and the never-ending pit of hell on others. Today was a good and bad day. That pretty much sums up most days. It can change from an hour […]
