#233 Difficult Conversations

How can you approach difficult conversations without hurting the relationship – or you! – in the process? Difficult conversations are just that - difficult. Whether you're speaking to: your boss about unfair treatment, your spouse about un-met needs, your employee about un-met expectations, your friends / family about relationship dynamics that no longer work... These anxiety-provoking conversations can derail quicker than you'd think.  So how do you approach people in a way where you both get clarity, not conflict? Where both of you and the relationship get to move ahead into smoother waters? Tune in to this episode to discover: A-ha's on the energy dynamic of conflict and how to change it #1 trick to diffuse a hot conversation How to stop cul-de-sac thoughts leading up to the conversation (aka if they say this, I'll say that) Empowerment to ask for these conversations, even if you're nervous to have them Practical ways to create clarity, not conflict, to move you forward with ease