Connection Opportunity post #40

Can you think of a time when you had a difficult conversation and were able to hash everything out in a respectful and decent way? Most of us have a hard time remembering a time when we had a stalemate with someone and were able to solve it.

Often, we see a lack of communication, resulting in a loss of communication altogether. What if we had tools to open up those lines of communication with curiosity and better understanding? How would you approach that conversation? What would that opportunity change for you?

In today's connection opportunity, we identify questions that could uncover a sense of curiosity in others when we don't quite agree on specific areas of life. We don't claim to solve everything, although if these questions help uncover another point of view that helps you in a tiff, that is all we want.

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  Family/Kids: How does gratitude serve you when you're angry at your kids or spouse? How does that change your perspective?

• Personal /Self: What frustrates you that you can work on? How does chipping away at this one thing change your feelings about it?

• Clients/students - How do your thoughts about supporting clients/students impact how you approach the conversation? Does your perspective shift to identifying what their needs are?

• Work/professional— Think of a time a stalemate created more problems than it helped. How would assisting with that situation change the outcome of the project?

• Nature— In what ways do we push against nature? Where do those frustrations show up in our lives?

• Community/online networks— How does your community frustrate you? In what ways can you shift one or two things to improve the outcome of your experience?

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