638: AoC Toolbox | Understanding What People Really Want

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If we can become more interested in one another's real intentions, we can become better colleagues, better partners, better parents, better bosses, and better friends. That's what this toolbox episode is about: How to figure out what people really want -- from you, from themselves, and from one another. [Photo by Parker Knight]

"Words are deeds." -Ludwig Wittgenstein

The Cheat Sheet:
  • People may or may not say what they mean, but they always say something designed to get what they want.
  • Beneath the surface is where true communication takes place.
  • Learn how to analyze a conversation toward understanding what people really want -- even when they themselves don't always know.
  • Remain open to different interpretations.
  • As important as it is to identify other people's intentions, it's even more important to understand our own.
  • And so much more...

Full show notes at https://theartofcharm.com/638/

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