What happens when you set an intention?
(Time to read: ~ True story: In 2006, my partner John and I were at an NVC training in Manhassett New York. One of the sessions was about dealing with anger and intensity. The instructions were [...]
Learning from Learning
(Time to read: ~ I’ve been taking a lot of courses lately and I’ve noticed one very interesting thing about them all. I’ll be going through the material, sailing along, loving [...]
Ooops! That wasn’t supposed to go out yet….
(Time to read: ~1 minute) Ooops! I wasn’t intending to publish the post that went out on Feedburner yesterday until I had completed the whole series. (I thought I had set the publication [...]
My Embarrassing Failure – Part 1
(Time to read: Earlier this year, I had a very special opportunity to present NVC to a group of people who are very important to me, and I blew it. I gave what was probably the worst presentation [...]
Is NVC Manipulative?
(Time to read: 2-3 minutes) This question was raised during a recent training. In order to answer it we first need to ensure we have a shared understanding of the terms in it. What is NVC? The [...]
Is NVC Listening different from Active Listening?
(Time to read: 1-2 minutes) My impression is that there are many different understandings of what Active Listening is, some of which may include NVC listening. NVC listening is a precisely [...]