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b'Meredith Bell has been helping individuals and teams communicate and connect more effectively for over 30 years. Since she began her career, a lot has changed in the ways we communicate (thanks, smartphones!), but a lot of the fundamentals\\u2014like building trust, how to encourage someone well, and practicing neutrality and curiosity\\u2014have remained the same. Even though there\\u2019s now seemingly more ways to connect than ever before, Meredith\\u2019s work is probably more vital today than it has ever been.\\nOn this episode of The Sidewalk Talk podcast, Traci talks with Meredith, an individual she has admired from afar for a while now, on how to build genuine connection in a time when it\\u2019s all too easy to hide behind an email or text message. Throughout their conversation, Meredith talks about taking things personally, the four ways to encourage someone, and why it takes practice and accountability to re-wire our brains for connection. No matter what your work environment is like today or who you surround yourself with at work and in life, this episode on connection and communication is one you need to hear this week.\\n\\xa0\\nEpisode Milestones\\n[00:07] Intro\\n[02:36]\\xa0Meet Meredith\\n[07:24] What has changed, and what hasn\\u2019t, in the 30 years Meredith has been in the field\\n[12:59] Taking things personally\\n[17:26]\\xa0How to build up safety and trust in the workplace\\n[22:39]\\xa0Getting neutrality and curiosity to stick\\n[27:02] The practice and accountability behind re-wiring our brains for connection\\n[30:04]\\xa0Four ways to encourage someone\\n[36:58]\\xa0Meredith\\u2019s\\xa0books\\n[38:27]\\xa0Meredith\\u2019s\\xa0word for you\\xa0\\n[42:08]\\xa0Outro\\n\\xa0\\nResources Mentioned\\n\\xa0Connect with your\\xa0Team:\\xa0Mastering the\\xa0Top\\xa010 Communication Skills\\n\\xa0Strong for Performance: Create a coaching culture with learning & development programs that stick\\n\\xa0Peer Coaching Made Simple: How to do the 6 things that matter most when helping someone improve a skill\\n\\xa0The Prosperous Coach: Increase income and impact for you and your clients\\n\\xa0\\nStandout Quotes from the Episode\\n\\u201cOne of our key goals is to help alleviate the unnecessary pain that often exists in the workplaces.\\u201d\\n\\u2014Meredith Bell\\n\\u201cFocus on serving that other person. It doesn\\u2019t matter who it is or what your past relationship has been. If you think about, how can I be present for them in a way that really serves them, it just makes a huge difference in the way that the whole interaction goes.\\u201d\\n\\u2014Meredith Bell\\n\\u201cI make a point to make note of things about a person that I genuinely appreciate in the moment.\\u201d\\n\\u2014Meredith Bell\\n\\u201cEvery single person, no matter how you measure their success, we all have this need to be acknowledged and appreciated and valued.\\u201d\\n\\u2014Meredith Bell\\n\\xa0\\nConnect:\\nFind | Sidewalk Talk Podcast\\nAt sidewalk-talk.org\\nOn Instagram: @sidewalktalkorg\\nOn Twitter: @sidewalktalkorg\\n\\xa0\\nFind | Traci Ruble\\nAt Traciruble.com\\nOn Instagram: @TraciRubleMFT\\nOn Twitter: @TraciRubleMFT\\nOn Facebook: @TraciRubleMFT'