How Can I Be More Empathetic?

Speaker 1: (00:00)
How can I be more empathetic?

(00:06)
This is a, this is a clunky one. Cause people who are naturally, highly empathetic, already are. And if you're having to ask that question, you're probably not naturally empathetic. And I'm, I have a lot of sympathy for you cause I'm not at all. You know, I use a particular tool called Clifton Strengths to find out how low down my, my natural empathy talents are. But that doesn't mean you can't be empathetic. So rather than being more, you know, having more empathy for people, it's not hard to be nice. It might not be natural. It might not come easily. But it's not hard to consider people's feelings. It's not hard to ask them how they feel. And it's not hard to take that seriously. So, it's really important that when someone does share their feelings, especially if you've asked for it, it's just not say things like don't be so silly or that's not what I meant or that can't be the case. You don't know, they do. And no matter how crazy it may seem to you, if that's the way that... If they feel comfortable enough to express their feelings to you, go with it. Because it's real to them.