Dealing with the Elephant in the Room by Dr. Mike Bechtle

Author:Dr. Mike Bechtle [Bechtle, Mike]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Self Help, Communication Social Skills, Conversation—Religious aspects—Christianity, Oral communication—Religious aspects—Christianity, Text messaging (Cell phone systems), SEL000000, SEL040000
ISBN: 9781493410767
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2017-03-23T16:00:00+00:00

Developing Respect for Others

When conversations get tough, we often respond by digging in our heels and fighting for our position, hoping to convince the other person they’re wrong. These kinds of conversations tend to escalate, because we’re focused on ourselves and what we want. Respect for each other goes out the window, because we each think the other person is the problem.

If we can learn to maintain respect for the other person in the midst of conflict, we have an opportunity for realistic, healthy dialogue. That’s hard when we’re upset. Respect is a choice we can make, even in the middle of strong emotion.

How can we choose respect? We begin by making sure we don’t dehumanize the other person. We see them as they really are, a flawed individual who makes good choices and bad choices. In other words, they’re just like us.

The more important the relationship is, the more important it is to keep respect in our conversations. For the purpose of the tough conversation, we’re both on the same team trying to reach a common goal. Respect allows us to attack the problem instead of each other.

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