
Why Leaders Miss What Drives Others’ Decisions
Most leaders miss this: while you’re focused on your position, they have their own pressures driving their decisions. Learn cognitive empathy to see the whole board.
Most leaders miss this: while you’re focused on your position, they have their own pressures driving their decisions. Learn cognitive empathy to see the whole board.
I thought empathy was weakness until my business partner betrayed me. Instead of staying angry, I tried understanding his motives. It changed everything and turned our conflict into collaboration.
My neighbor seemed mean until I discovered his garden obsession was about honoring his late wife. Chapter 16 explores how seeing the humanity in difficult people transforms conflict.
Why political talks escalate: I’ve learned disagreement isn’t failure but inevitable. The key is separating facts from values and practicing cognitive empathy—understanding others without necessarily agreeing.
Ever survived a family dinner hijacked by politics? I discovered a simple approach that transformed tense political standoffs into actual conversations – without anyone storming away from the table.
Discover how intuition can be broken down into trainable skills. Learn to detect truth through observation, emotional awareness, and understanding human needs.
By practicing deep presence, I’ve developed an intuitive ability to detect truth and lies. It’s not magic—just observation, emotional awareness, and understanding values that drive behavior.
Do you believe anyone can “make” you feel emotions? Learn how reframing our language about feelings transforms parent-teacher relationships and helps children build resilience.
Research shows teacher communication skills drive parent involvement. When this partnership works, everyone benefits. My book’s Practical Empathy Practice transforms school conflicts into opportunities for better child development.
Living with roommates? Small irritations like eating the last peanut butter can cause big problems. Learn practical communication techniques to solve conflicts before they explode.
Living with roommates felt like a battlefield until I realized we were treating each other like obstacles instead of humans. This simple mindset shift transformed everything.
Your relationship affects everything in your life—and science proves it. Learn why sometimes letting go of control is the most loving thing you can do, and how respecting boundaries heals more than just your love life.
Discover how “Practical Empathy Practice” transforms not just your relationship but every interaction in your life. The key? Understanding your partner has separate thoughts and feelings from yours.
Daily gratitude is growing in me—not by accident, but through practicing PEP (Practical Empathy Practice), which helps create authentic connections by observing reality without judgment.
Discover how to transform anger from relationship destroyer to connection builder with a practical approach that separates facts from stories and creates space for understanding.
When anger shows up, it’s actually highlighting what matters most to us. Learn the four-step process that transforms heated confrontations into meaningful connections.
Discover a simple 4-step method to stop anger from derailing your conversations. No therapy needed—just practical steps that work when emotions run high.
Discover how to transform arguments with the 4-step Practical Empathy Practice. Break the anger cycle and turn conflicts into connections instead of shouting matches.
Social anxiety turns conversations into minefields. My book’s Chapter 7 offers practical “street empathy” tools that actually work when your brain freezes and your heart races in social situations.
Trapped in social anxiety for years, I discovered freedom through cognitive empathy. Stop wondering what others think of you and start understanding them. Chapter 7 reveals exactly how.
Catch yourself overcommitting to help everyone? My book’s chapter on setting boundaries might be exactly what you need to stop stretching yourself too thin.
Tired of feeling like you’re “performing” conversations? I explore how our attempts at authenticity often make us more robotic, and share a simple practice that helped me find my real voice again.
Discover how distinguishing between judgments and genuine observations transformed my communication style completely. A simple language shift that built deeper connections in all my relationships.
True empathy isn’t absorbing others’ emotions—it’s understanding their perspective while staying grounded. I discovered practical techniques that transformed my relationships without exhausting myself.
People often object when I say others don’t “make us” feel emotions. This belief limits us. Learn how emotional ownership can transform your relationships and inner peace.
Discover how learning cognitive empathy transformed my relationships from strained to thriving – it’s not about being a “natural,” but a skill anyone can develop.
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