Jul 10, 2020 | Empathy and Relationships
First published on mindbodygreen on June 28, 2020. Our ability to empathize with other people is key to our success as working professionals and human beings. Empathy helps us forge bonds, find collaborative solutions, and improve the world around...
Aug 23, 2019 | Empathy and Relationships, Self Leadership
The benefits of smiling for you, your relationships and others are LEGIT. Smiling has been found to:Decrease stress by activating the release of neuropeptides – tiny molecules that allow neurons to communicate that you are okLift mood, reduce pain and relax your...
Aug 19, 2019 | Empathy and Relationships, Self Leadership
Giving unsolicited advice to people rarely helps them. While it feels productive and pleasing to the advice-giver, it usually makes the person on the receiving end defensive and self-doubting. If you really want to help someone, try genuinely listening to them, asking...
Jul 30, 2019 | Empathy and Relationships, Self Leadership
On the subway the other day I saw a guy take his backpack off to make room for another passenger desperate to get into the car. As he removed his bag he looked her in the eye and asked gently ‘can you fit?’. ‘Thank you, yes’ she said as her face relaxed with gratitude...
Apr 14, 2019 | Empathy + Relationships, Self Leadership
You cannot find fulfillment without first knowing what fulfillment looks like to you.You cannot show empathy and compassion to others without first showing empathy and compassion to yourself.You cannot correctly interpret what you sense in the external world without...
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