Re: Welcome new members

Hi Duncan,

> better understanding how people's emotional side affects their
> interactions with others on one-to-one and organizational
> bases (working together through common goals and mutual
> emotional involvement), and that's why I'm here.

My hunch is that you already know some things about that.

> My current thinking (and it may be somewhat naive at this
> stage) is that fear is the most common cause of resistance,
> but that overcoming fear helps people to feel stronger (I'm a
> rock climber so I might be a bit biased).

Interesting.  What have you learned about overcoming fear?

If I'm working with someone else's fear, I wouldn't want to 
overcome it, exactly.  Maybe offer ways to add confidence (if I 
can think of any), or find a safe way to test the feared thing, 
or simply make the explicit (which often reduces it).  But 
perhaps I'm too timid -- these ways may not give the same feeling 
strength that you're talking about.

> When resistance is expressed there is potential to get to the
> root emotional cause, and translate the resistance into change
> that is positive. And then I saw the name of this list....

And here you are.  Welcome!

Dale

-- 
Dale Emery -- Consultant -- Resistance as a Resource
Web:    http://www.dhemery.com
Weblog: http://www.dhemery.com/cwd (Conversations with Dale)

When your argument has little or no substance, abuse your 
opponent. --Cicero


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