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On this week’s GoalChat, I brought together Katelyn Carey, RN, nurse educator, and trauma communication specialist; Janelle Moravek, executive director, Youth & Family Counseling, and Michael Neuendorff, president, Bay Area Executive Coach, for a conversation about human connection and communication.
Human connection sounds simple. We all want it, we need it, and yet sometimes it feels harder than ever to make it happen. The panel talked about what it takes to build stronger relationships, how to navigate and diffuse difficult conversations, and how to be better at “peopling” through the holiday season and beyond.
Define Human Connection
- Katelyn: A balance between the science and the experience
- Michael: Being willing to be vulnerable and genuinely interested in other people
- Janelle: It’s the ability to communicate verbally and non-verbally
For Better Connections
- Michael: Start with empathy
- Janelle: Management of self
- Katelyn: Replace empathy with curiosity
- Michael: Ask questions, be curious
- Janelle: Maker sure you have enough bandwidth
- Katelyn: Be patient and be kind
Human Connection #GoalChatLive
Goals
- Katelyn: Go watch my blowfish TEDx talk
- Michael: Start having one-on-ones with your direct reports, make them personal
- Janelle: Move discomfort into comfort; when you feel uncomfortable, sit with the feeling, so you can understand it
Final Thoughts
- Janelle: Keep going, keep trying, don’t give up
- Michael: Meet ever act of unkindness with ten acts of kindness
- Katelyn: Who we are is defined by who we are to others
Links
- Learn more about Katelyn Carey, Janelle Moravek, and Michael Neuendorff
- Connect with Debra Eckerling, Katelyn Carey, Janelle Moravek, and Michael Neuendorff on LinkedIn
- Subscribe to GoalChat, Taste Buds with Deb, the Book Proposal Podcast, and the MPN Meta Marketing Show on the Marketing Podcast Network
- Join Deb’s Taste Buds with Deb, Write On Online, and Book Proposals Simplified Communities
- Learn more about TheBookProposalExpert.com
- Get your copy of Your Goal Guide: A Roadmap for Setting, Planning and Achieving Your Goals, 52 Secrets for Goal-Setting and Goal-Getting and/or Active Grandparenting
- Register for Deb’s The ABCs of Traditional Publishing on November 10
- Sign up for Deb’s Goals Mixer on November 18
How do you maintain your connections? Please share in the comments.
Next Week
On Monday, November 9, we are talking about Joy and Wellness with Nikki Green, Aura McKay, and Paula Vail. Join us at 4pm PT, for #GoalChatLive.
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