Cynthia FortlageCEO, The FORTLAGE Collective · I help senior leadership teams turn difference, disagreement and complexity into stronger leadership & measurable business performance | Founder, 4P Leadership Accelerator | Author & Board Advisor

7 steps to go from acceptance to understanding

30 Aug 2020 · 1 min

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This content was created by Cynthia Fortlage. This content was uploaded by Cynthia Fortlage. This is a YouTube video titled "7 steps to go from acceptance to understanding" (created 2020-08-30). It contains a short single-speaker monologue in which the speaker identifies as Cynthia and offers seven interpersonal/self-help tips for moving from acceptance to understanding — emphasizing that words matter, developing empathy, civility, respect (for self and others), bravery, honoring the human in others and oneself, and being polite. Metadata: contenttype=YOUTUBE, thumbnail provided, createdtime=2020-08-30T17:04:40Z.

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Hey, Cynthia here. I wanted to just share with you 7 tips to go from acceptance to understanding. It's a journey. And so things like words matter. Learning that words matter. Learning what are the right words. That's important. Having empathy. To really feel for the other person and realize that maybe they don't have the skills or the knowledge or the language. And so that you need to create empathy because of that. You need to be civil. We really do need to be civil with each other and to learn that you need to respect. Respect yourself. Respect others. Respect. You know, there's a question is, do you start with respect is earned or is respect theirs to lose? You need to be brave. The journey is not an easy journey and you definitely need to be brave with it. You need to honor the human being, both if you're the one journeying, but also if you see somebody journeying, you have to honor the human. And gosh, folks, be polite.