Meeting people where they are
Thursday, March 6th, 2008The long form improv guideline of Yes, And is a great way of meeting people where they are.
We find the grain of truth in their perspective, which is always there, acknowledge it, and then add another perspective to it.
It is a way to meet people where they are, and then gently expand the perspective. We expand our own by taking into account the truth in theirs. And we expand theirs by adding something new.
It is also a quick way to finding common ground, simply by noting the truth in their view.
And it is a way to stay in integrity. I find the genuine truth, for me, in their perspective. And then add something on my own.
It is very simple, almost childishly so as so much else in this journal. But it has a profound impact if we really bring it into our life.
