How to Have Difficult Conversations

Published: Feb. 11, 2016, noon

b"How do you successfully start to have a difficult conversation? Try these four strategies and it will go SO much better:\\n 1.\\xa0Don't enter the conversation with your current emotions.\\n 2.\\xa0Begin with the end in mind.\\xa0\\n 3.\\xa0Use the XYZ pattern of delivering difficult conversations or making requests.\\xa0\\n 4.\\xa0Be more patient.\\xa0\\n The world needs to see you be the best of you.\\xa0The world needs to see you living a Charged Life.\\n Visit Blog.Brendon.com for full summaries, videos and quotes related to this episode.\\n Wait? No sponsors? Yep, I don't do sponsors. We turn down every sponsor proposal.\\n In fact, we've been told that we're the only podcast and YouTube show with so many millions of downloads and views not to have a sponsor.\\n Why?\\n Because I don't like ads busting in my ear, and I bet you don't either. So, I self-fund all my videos, podcasts, posts, and projects. That means it's only by your support of\\xa0my posts, books, online courses, and live events that allows me to be ad-free.\\n So visit Brendon.com to signup for latest stuff, and keep sharing. - Brendon\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"