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Family Business Part 2
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In order for John to begin to move forward, we needed to create a feeling of safety in order for him to be able to open up to his wife and tell her the truth of the situation and also his true feelings. He was worried because he had never shared his feeling with her before and he did not know how she would respond. I let him know there was a higher percentage of her understanding if he would share the truth versus faking it.
I had him chose to focus on the outcome and to disclose information whether it was good or bad. John wanted his spouse to “get it” and needed to ask her if she had a better idea of if she would support him.
After facilitating a conversation with the two of them, John opened up to his wife and began to work on communication with her and to build a new relationship. John attended the seminar and learned tools that helped him communicate much more effectively and found that people began to respond to him differently because he showed up in a brand new way!
Trouble…
Posted by: | CommentsA mother of a college student recently ran into a friend of hers who had completed the Move into your Greatness program. The mother was explaining to her friend how her son had gotten into “some trouble” at school and they have all gone through two years of court activity and legal hassel. The mother explained that the son had become overwhelmed and depressed through the process and she did not know what to do for him or even where to turn for help.
The friend passed the mother our number and we quickly assessed the situation and developed a plan. The son has agreed to attend the Moving into your Greatness program and mom is feeling hope and joy in her heart that this may be the best Christmas the family has had in years. More to come on this story as it unfolds…. until then, the lesson is this: if you identify a need and put attention toward it, divine providence moves to give you what you need.
An Often Not-So-Honest Environment
Posted by: | CommentsIn business today, or in any relationship, are you finding that people are not really saying what is on their minds? Do you find that the environment is often not conducive for them to feel comfortable sharing their points of view? They may say, “I’m not going to tell anyone what I think; I might lose my job. What if we downsize? I’m older than most of you.” As a result, we are having to pay a big price in our government, institutions, and organizations. We may placate people and try to make them believe and feel something that is not reality – to keep them in line and under our control. Yet, with the skill of interviewing questions and a sincerely concerned attitude, we could discover everyone’s point of view and take it into consideration. We could then creatively find a point of view that could serve everyone, and possibly find solutions to some, perhaps, longstanding issues.
