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Dear {NAME},This week I've been thinking about how we ask for support . 1. Food For Thought We often
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Dear {NAME},This week I've been thinking about how we ask for support (with a nod to nonviolent communication).
1. Food For Thought
We often tend to think of our needs as a burden to others: "I don't want to impose"... "They have enough on their plate"... "I can handle it." Our shame and discomfort in asking for help prevents us from making requests. We end up deciding on behalf of the other person and deny them the opportunity to help meet our needs. Yet giving, receiving, and supporting each other is a basic and beautiful natural impulse (think about the last time you helped a friendâit felt good, right?). Our survival as a species is rooted in our interdependence! We can reframe asking for our needs as a gift: making a request for collaboration can become an invitation to experience the joy of giving and receiving. 2. Inspiring Quote
"What I want in my life is compassion, a flow between myself and others based on a mutual giving from the heart." â Marshall B. Rosenberg 3. Free Science-Based Tool
The Four-Step Non-Violent Communication Process. Use the Four-Step NVC framework to help your clients to effectively and compassionately communicate their requests for support and collaboration. [[Link]( 4. Book Recommendation
Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication by Oren Jay Sofer. The author interweaves the practice of mindfulness with nonviolent communication principles, giving the reader an effective toolbox to improve their relationships and better meet their needs. [[Link]( 5. A Question For Your Clients
Ask your client to reflect on a time when they helped someone in their life, not out of obligation but out of a genuine desire to do so. Ask them how it felt. Then ask them to reflect on how they feel about making a request for support from others. Is there a thought, feeling, or belief that gets in the way? Warmly,
Seph Seph Fontane Pennock
Co-founder,
PositivePsychology.com P.S., I'm curious to understand how easily you or your clients can ask for what you need. If you feel like sharing today, just press 'reply.' © PositivePsychology. com Sent to: {EMAIL} |  PositivePsychology.com, Gandhiplein 16, 6229HN Maastricht, The Netherlands
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