What Happens When You Don’t Participate in Arguments or Controversy?

The 6 Principles for Cultivating Open-Hearted Personal Leadership

The 1st Principle: Non-Contention

The simple act of compassionate, open-hearted listening reduces the threat response for another person talking. As a result, the energy of the person speaking is mirrored back to us in ways we are not conscious of but that we sense and interpret as providing safety. 

This feeling of safety (the lack of threat) diffuses the potential for opposition and argument and offers the opportunity to foster and cultivate new relationships

Read the article on Medium:

https://medium.com/the-ascent/what-happens-when-you-dont-participate-in-arguments-or-controversy-c443b1e33743

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