If you have biases about someone, it can prevent you from listening to them. You may have more experience and think the other person has nothing to offer on the subject.
Engaging in listening means that you have to discard the filters you've built and focus on possible positive outcomes.
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When someone says, "I don't like you," very often what they are saying is, "You did not meet my expectation of how a person like you is supposed to show up in the world."
Assist a partner in recognising when to offer cognitive empathy and sympathy. Remind them that when a person shows they are upset, the focus needs to remain on that person until they feel understood.
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