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  1. Mourning Our Losses

    Mourning Our Losses

    Mary Mackenzie

    Trainer Tips · 1 - 2 minutes · 5/25/2016

    Trainer Tip: Mourning enables us to heal the pain and gain clarity about how to meet our needs in the present moment.

  2. Be What You Want in the World

    Be What You Want in the World

    Mary Mackenzie

    Trainer Tips · 1 - 2 minutes · 5/11/2016

    Trainer Tip: It's up to us to get our own needs met. Mary offers some encouraging tips to do just that!

  3. Moving Out of the Hallway

    Moving Out of the Hallway

    Mary Mackenzie

    Trainer Tips · 1 - 2 minutes · 4/27/2016

    Trainer Tip: The change you're looking for begins with a single step.

  4. Finding Ways to Meet Our Needs

    Finding Ways to Meet Our Needs

    Mary Mackenzie

    Trainer Tips · 1 - 2 minutes · 4/13/2016

    Trainer Tip: There are many ways to meet a need. Open to new possibilities.

  5. Finding Reasons to Celebrate

    Finding Reasons to Celebrate

    Mary Mackenzie

    Trainer Tips · 1 - 2 minutes · 9/23/2015

    Trainer Tip: Find ways to celebrate each day and enrich your life.

  6. Enjoyment Redefined

    Enjoyment Redefined

    Mary Mackenzie

    Trainer Tips · 1 - 2 minutes · 9/23/2015

    Trainer Tip: Mary reflects on the nature of happiness and its relationship to presence.

  7. No Sacrifices, Please

    No Sacrifices, Please

    Mary Mackenzie

    Trainer Tips · 1 - 2 minutes · 9/15/2015

    Trainer Tip: Mary explains why success isn't dependent upon another person's pain, by reaching for consensus instead of self-sacrifice.

  8. Change Happens

    Change Happens

    Mary Mackenzie

    Trainer Tips · 1 - 2 minutes · 9/7/2015

    Trainer Tip: The needs we focus on meeting and the strategies we use to meet those needs change over time. Mary shares about the life-serving nature of change.

  9. For many people thinking about creating a workshop outline is overwhelming because they focus on the whole thing at once.  Breaking the process down to bite-size pieces eliminates much stress and overwhelm and brings fun and creativity to the process.  here's your step-by-step guide!.

  10. Taking Responsibility for Our Actions

    Taking Responsibility for Our Actions

    Mary Mackenzie

    Trainer Tips · 1 - 2 minutes · 8/8/2015

    Trainer Tip: Mary shares an experience about accepting responsibility for her actions and how that lead her to greater choice and freedom.

  11. Getting Past Our Judgments

    Getting Past Our Judgments

    Mary Mackenzie

    Trainer Tips · 1 - 2 minutes · 7/25/2015

    Trainer Tip: Using NVC as a tool to transform our judgments can revolutionize our perceptions and relationships.

  12. Bringing the Topic of a Conversation Back to Your Needs

    Bringing the Topic of a Conversation Back to Your Needs

    Mary Mackenzie

    Trainer Tips · 1 - 2 minutes · 7/16/2015

    Trainer Tip: Sometimes the best way to get our need me is to first connect with the needs of another.

  13. Connecting to Humanity

    Connecting to Humanity

    Mary Mackenzie

    Trainer Tips · 1 - 2 minutes · 7/2/2015

    Trainer Tip: We can expand our connection to humanity by considering the many strategies people use to meet our common needs.

  14. Using Anger as a Beacon

    Using Anger as a Beacon

    Mary Mackenzie

    Trainer Tips · 1 - 2 minutes · 6/23/2015

    Trainer Tip: Anger is a prominent call to gain our attention. Mary explains why it's worth heeding that call.

  15. Getting Out of Ourselves

    Getting Out of Ourselves

    Mary Mackenzie

    Trainer Tips · 1 - 2 minutes · 4/29/2015

    Trainer Tip: NVC asks us to be aware of our needs and discomfort is evidence of an unment need. However focusing on ourselves when we're uncomfortable isn't always the best choice.

  16. Developing our own teaching exercises is a powerful consciousness-building process that eventually helps us clarify our own way of learning and to develop our unique style of teaching.

  17. Don’t Make Assumptions!

    Don’t Make Assumptions!

    Mary Mackenzie

    Trainer Tips · 1 - 2 minutes · 4/29/2015

    Trainer Tip: Do you ever feel certain that other people see things the way you do, only to find out they don’t? Read on.

  18. Experiencing Gratitude

    Experiencing Gratitude

    Mary Mackenzie

    Trainer Tips · 1 - 2 minutes · 4/15/2015

    Trainer Tip: Do you ever think you’re taking life just a little too seriously? Many of us work hard trying to improve our outlook, our ability to communicate, and our lives. Sometimes we work so hard, we forget to enjoy life. So let’s make a pact to enjoy our day.

  19. Speaking Up Is an Expression of Love

    Speaking Up Is an Expression of Love

    Mary Mackenzie

    Trainer Tips · 1 - 2 minutes · 3/29/2015

    Trainer Tip: Q: How do we get the love we want? A: Ask for it.

  20. Idiomatic vs. Formal Compassionate Communication

    Idiomatic vs. Formal Compassionate Communication

    Mary Mackenzie

    Trainer Tips · 1 - 2 minutes · 3/15/2015

    Trainer Tip: When do we move from using the formal 4-step process of NVC to a more idiomatic, natural-sounding expression? Whenever we're ready!

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