by MaureenMcBride | Jan 8, 2020 | Non-Violent Communication Continuity
The Western World has been successful in enculturating a value system that places heavy emphasis on performing, producing, competing, and consuming. The use of the internet has further impacted these tendencies placing outsized importance on those same values. When we...
by MaureenMcBride | Jan 8, 2020 | Non-Violent Communication Continuity
According to Michigan State University Extension’s Stress Less with Mindfulness program, a person has between 70-80,000 thoughts a day. 90 percent of these thoughts are ones we have had before, and 80 percent of these are negative. So there we sit at work....
by MaureenMcBride | Jan 8, 2020 | Non-Violent Communication Continuity
VUCA stands for Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity. First used by the military to describe the diplomatic and strategic landscape in the post-WWII climate, businesses began adopting the phrase after the 2008 banking crisis. Volatility, uncertainty,...
by MaureenMcBride | Jan 8, 2020 | Non-Violent Communication Continuity, Uncategorized
EMPATHY IS NOT: Giving Advice / FixingWhy don’t you…If I were you…You should…MinimizingCome on. It’s not the end of the world! It could be worseAt least you’ve got a job!InterrogatingWhat are you going to do? Why do you think they did...
by MaureenMcBride | Jan 8, 2020 | Non-Violent Communication Continuity
We all have some measure of emotional baggage. When we learn to view our “baggage handlers” with compassion, as loveable reminders of the past we can outgrow the impact they have on our present life.
by MaureenMcBride | Jan 8, 2020 | Non-Violent Communication Continuity
When we interact with others at work or at home it is important to understand that others can trigger our feelings, however, each and every one of us is responsible to manage how we are feeling. For example, if we get a deep tissue Sweedish massage and the next day we...
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