Seen, heard, and understood

Seen, heard, and understood

Disagreeing with someone is an opportunity for you to understand them, not the other way around.

And then, the chances of them being interested in hearing your perspective will increase a thousand fold.

Remember, we are all emotional creatures who want to feel seen, heard, and understood—not dismissed, ridiculed, or talked down to.

So if you can validate their experience before voicing your disagreement, you’ll have a more attentive ear, and much less emotional carnage.

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My next live meditation and dharma talk is this Wednesday. There’s a meditation “quickie” at 10am ET on Wednesday and a longer one at 7pm ET. To join, all you do is enroll in any of my online masterclasses or challenges and you’ll get complimentary access to my 7-Day Meditation kickstart plus a spot on the live weekly meditations. Or, you can refer three friends to these emails and get free access (see details below). Either way, I hope to see you Wednesday on Zoom.
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Light Watkins is a keynote speaker, host of The Light Show podcast, and best-selling author of Travel Light, Knowing Where to Look, Bliss More, and The Inner Gym. More at lightwatkins.com or on Instagram.

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PS. if you use the link below to refer 3 friends to my daily doses, you’ll receive a free membership to my Happiness Insiders online community, which includes live weekly meditations with me. They must subscribe with your link in order for you to get the referral credit. And if you refer 10 or more friends, you’ll receive access to all of my masterclasses and challenges.