2023-10-26
1 小时 0 分钟Our dreams will go down the drain if we cannot figure out how in 60 seconds to get it across in a way that people are curious.
So have you ever struggled to speak up in a tense moment, felt too intimidated to share your perspective when it really mattered?
Maybe you dreaded bringing up touchy topics, unsure how to speak your truth while preserving relationships?
Or maybe you're just in a conversation where you have an idea that is so deep to your core, that is so passion filled for you, but you just can't figure out how to get it out in a way that feels truly compelling.
So if so, you're not alone.
We have all faced those awkward moments where communication just kind of breaks down and you find yourself unable to say what you need to say to feel seen and heard, especially when connection matters most.
So my guest today, Sam Horne, has devoted her career to helping people bridge divides through better communication, drawing on her experience as a kid with emotionally distant parents where things just didn't get talked about but rather tucked away or at best, talked around.
She realized early on the critical importance of open, compassionate communication.
And Sam has devoted her career and much of her adult life to helping others share and listen and connect on a deeper level.
As the founder of the intrigue agency and kung fu training programs, she's truly an expert on transforming hard conversations into meaningful connections and doing it in a way that centers dignity and ease.
In our discussion, Sam shares her really unique perspective on transforming conflicts, or what she calls talking on eggshells, into clarifying, satisfying conversations.
We explore the essential skills of awareness, active listening, and empathy needed to shift from reactive to proactive in any challenging interaction.
And she also dives into many of the key strategies in her newest book, talking on Eggshells.
Soft skills for hard conversations if you have ever felt too intimidated to speak up, or that you had something inside of you that just had to get out but didn't know how, this episode will give you not just hope, but skills.
Join me in learning how to find your voice even on eggshells, starting from within yourself and radiating outward.
So excited to share this conversation with you.
I'm Jonathan Fields and this is good life project.
There are so many places to drop into, I think so many points of curiosity that I have about you, about your work, certainly about your most recent work, talking on eggshells, because I think it is so of the moment.
And we'll dive deep into some of the ideas around that.
You have largely developed your adult professional life around really diving to various aspects of communication, how we human beings relate to or don't relate to or share ideas, or don't share ideas, struggle to actually find common ground.