start with yourself

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  • Work on Me First
    • Remember that the only person you can directly control is yourself.
  • Focus on What You Really Want
    • When you find yourself moving toward silence or violence, stop and pay attention to your motives.
    • Ask yourself: “What does my behavior tell me about what my motives are?”
    • Then, clarify what you really want. Ask yourself: “What do I want for myself? For others? For the relationship?”
    • And finally, ask: “How would I behave if this were what I really wanted?”
  • Refuse the Sucker’s Choice
    • Watch to see if you’re telling yourself that you must choose between peace and honesty, between winning and losing, and so on.
    • Clarify what you don’t want, add it to what you do want, and ask your brain to start searching for healthy options to bring you to dialogue.

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