Difficult Conversations

Are you good at having difficult conversations?

Are you good at initiating them?

Are you good at active listening during difficult conversations and responding without getting angry?

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Ontheroad · M

Not when I was younger, but through the years I've learned. It's especially important to listen. Not just hear, but listen and let the person talk.

I think the hardest thing for me was to learn to stop wanting to interrupt and defend myself. Once I got past that and began to truly listen, difficult conversations, while never pleasant, became more constructive.

Jenny1234 · 56-60, F

@Ontheroad agree 100% about the hardest part is stop defending ourselves.