How to Develop the Mindset for Effective Communication in Difficult Situations
Kwame Christian, Esq., M.A.
Top Booked Negotiation Keynote Speaker | #1 Negotiation Podcast
Hello, my friends!?
I am excited to share this week's featured episode, The Benefits of a Correct Mindset in Difficult Conversations with Dr. Carol Parker Walsh, JD, PhD, ACC .
Having a correct mindset is essential when engaging in difficult conversations. It's important to have the courage and mental competence to stand up for oneself and communicate effectively. However, mindset work is an ongoing process that involves recognizing and gaining deeper awareness around one's belief systems and narratives.
Self-confidence plays a vital role in having the correct mindset. It allows one to step into new possibilities with the full belief that it's possible to succeed, even if they haven't done it before. Believing in oneself provides a foundation of confidence and strength that lasts a lifetime. Drawing on past experiences can help boost self-belief, but the majority of self-belief comes from an internal sense of trust and strength.
Societal barriers, such as patriarchal systems, ableism, ageism, and cultural norms, can limit a person's confidence and ability to negotiate or advocate for themselves. However, individuals can become aware of these conditioning factors and work towards deconstructing and changing them actively. By breaking free from societal narratives and creating their own paths, individuals can gain confidence and achieve their goals.
To improve confidence and achieve success, it's important to reflect and examine one's beliefs and thoughts. This requires unloading emotional baggage and illogical thinking onto paper, so the prefrontal cortex can evaluate and provide logical feedback. By doing so, individuals can become aware of where their beliefs and thoughts come from and start taking different actions to generate new results.
It's important to suspend judgment and not make thoughts and beliefs mean something about who we are. It's imperative to look at our beliefs as conditionings that we've inherited, not necessarily who we are, and that they can change as we evolve. The future is unknown, and we have the potential to step into whoever we want to be in the future.
In conclusion, having a correct mindset is essential when engaging in difficult conversations. Mindset work takes daily practice and commitment as reprogramming our brain takes time. However, with the right mindset, individuals can achieve their goals and overcome any obstacle they may face.
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You'll learn how to:
1. Practice courage to overcome fear
2. Know the difference between capacity and potential.
3. Fuel your fear.
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Have a wonderful weekend!
Kwame
CEO & Founder of American Negotiation Institute
Founder, Gen Strategy?, LLC
1 年This article is right on time! Thanks!
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1 年Gems: Don't try to solve the wrong problem. Trail is what brings knowledge and success. Confident communication fosters efficacy and context matters. The environment coupled with ableism can make or break confidence.
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1 年Your words are wise my friend!!!
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1 年getting rid of emotional baggage Kwame Christian, Esq., M.A.? So important. But you have to realise its a problem i the first place can? And that it take a while for the penny to drop. Thats why doing personal growth work, and improving your emotional intelligence and self-awareness makes all the difference. Call it unconscious incompetence? Ignorance is no longer bliss if its blocking you from moving up the ladder.