Shift Happens
“Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by fear of punishment, and the other by arts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent than the one derived from fear of punishment.”
– Mahatma Gandhi
| It’s You vs. Me (aka Make Problems) |
We (aka Make Life More Wonderful) |
| Evaluations (Listens Selectively) |
Observations (Listens Empathically) |
| Thoughts (Perceives Scaricty) (Blames Self or Other) |
Feelings (Perceives Abundance) (Takes Responsibility) |
| Strategies – Makes Demands (Denies Choice) |
Needs – Makes Requests (Acknowledges Choice) |
| Power Over/Under | Power With |
| Fear Paradigm | Love Paradigm |
| FORCE ENEMY IMAGES AUTHORITY REWARD/ PUNISHMENT |
LISTEN OBSERVE VALIDATE EMPATHIZE |
©2010 Catherine Cadden and Jesse Wiens • https://zenvc.org
We honor the influences of Mahatma Gandhi and Marshall Rosenberg.