Comments on: Thought For Thursday – Fix the Problem http://principledriven.com/blog/mindset/self-control/thought-for-thursday-fix-the-problem/ Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:33:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Marsha http://principledriven.com/blog/mindset/self-control/thought-for-thursday-fix-the-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-732 Marsha Sat, 07 Mar 2009 01:25:35 +0000 http://principledriven.com/blog/?p=271#comment-732 Always a good idea. People don't seem to realize the importance of this single step and how it can turn things around. Another example is apology. People overlook the importance of an apology and how it can drastically change the dynamics of any negotiation. I love this quote "The Most Important Trip You May Take In Life Is Meeting People Half Way." a former British Chancellor of the Exchequer, <a href="http://www.all-things-conflict-resolution-and-adr.com/All-Things-Negotiation.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.all-things-conflict-resolution-and-a...</a>. Always a good idea. People don't seem to realize the importance of this single step and how it can turn things around. Another example is apology. People overlook the importance of an apology and how it can drastically change the dynamics of any negotiation. I love this quote “The Most Important Trip You May Take In Life Is Meeting People Half Way.” a former British Chancellor of the Exchequer, http://www.all-things-conflict-resolution-and-a....

]]> By: Marsha http://principledriven.com/blog/mindset/self-control/thought-for-thursday-fix-the-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-406 Marsha Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:25:35 +0000 http://principledriven.com/blog/?p=271#comment-406 Always a good idea. People don't seem to realize the importance of this single step and how it can turn things around. Another example is apology. People overlook the importance of an apology and how it can drastically change the dynamics of any negotiation. I love this quote "The Most Important Trip You May Take In Life Is Meeting People Half Way." a former British Chancellor of the Exchequer, <a href="http://www.all-things-conflict-resolution-and-adr.com/All-Things-Negotiation.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.all-things-conflict-resolution-and-a...</a>. Always a good idea. People don't seem to realize the importance of this single step and how it can turn things around. Another example is apology. People overlook the importance of an apology and how it can drastically change the dynamics of any negotiation. I love this quote “The Most Important Trip You May Take In Life Is Meeting People Half Way.” a former British Chancellor of the Exchequer, http://www.all-things-conflict-resolution-and-a....

]]> By: Kare Anderson http://principledriven.com/blog/mindset/self-control/thought-for-thursday-fix-the-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-403 Kare Anderson Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:01:30 +0000 http://principledriven.com/blog/?p=271#comment-403 This explicit post offered a real life situation, an insight and a set of behaviors that helped me directly.... today. <br>In a situation yesterday, I responded as your wife did - and became defensive (in that ostensibly polite rejoinder way) when a kind friend played the role you did. Reading this I called to thank him and then called the person in my life who was in your daughter's situation. She was non-defensive when I apologized and listened (better this time) to her step-by-step thinking. <br><br>Stepping into her shoes to see how she processes a decision was something i thought I was good at - but authentic relationships are not a one-time awakening but, like exercise, require repeated work. And it is most worthwhile and often humbling work. You sparked my action and I thank you This explicit post offered a real life situation, an insight and a set of behaviors that helped me directly…. today.
In a situation yesterday, I responded as your wife did – and became defensive (in that ostensibly polite rejoinder way) when a kind friend played the role you did. Reading this I called to thank him and then called the person in my life who was in your daughter's situation. She was non-defensive when I apologized and listened (better this time) to her step-by-step thinking.

Stepping into her shoes to see how she processes a decision was something i thought I was good at – but authentic relationships are not a one-time awakening but, like exercise, require repeated work. And it is most worthwhile and often humbling work. You sparked my action and I thank you

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