16 min
How To Tap Into True Compassion Bearded Wisdom with Les McDaniel
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- Self-Improvement
We all want to be seen, heard, and understood. It's a basic human need. Yet, most of us are so desperate to be understood that we forget to be understanding.
The sad reality is that many people focus on the problem when it would be much better to focus on the person. You see, understanding others does not require agreement. You just have to put yourself in their shoes before trying to put them in their place.
There is joy and connection to be found when we take the time to seek understanding instead of constantly trying to be right. In today's episode, Les shares what it means to move from misunderstanding to understanding by perceiving our emotions at a much deeper level.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:
00:00 Introduction
01:41 Understanding the purpose of our emotions
02:48 Ways our emotions influence our judgments
05:18 Leveraging other people's emotions for mutual gain
06:28 The outcome of genuinely understanding other people's emotions
07:50 Reasons it's so easy to misunderstand other people's emotions
08:51 We all want to be seen, heard, and understood
11:07 Practicing a way of life that leads us to oneness
11:30 We are all born, and someday we'll all die
13:30 The goal is to multiply liberated leaders
14:36 The impossible situation we're all born into
15:20 Parting thoughts
Links and Resources:
Lesismore.life
Follow Les on Instagram
Bearded Wisdom on TikTok
Connect with Les on Facebook
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lesmcdaniel.substack.com
We all want to be seen, heard, and understood. It's a basic human need. Yet, most of us are so desperate to be understood that we forget to be understanding.
The sad reality is that many people focus on the problem when it would be much better to focus on the person. You see, understanding others does not require agreement. You just have to put yourself in their shoes before trying to put them in their place.
There is joy and connection to be found when we take the time to seek understanding instead of constantly trying to be right. In today's episode, Les shares what it means to move from misunderstanding to understanding by perceiving our emotions at a much deeper level.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:
00:00 Introduction
01:41 Understanding the purpose of our emotions
02:48 Ways our emotions influence our judgments
05:18 Leveraging other people's emotions for mutual gain
06:28 The outcome of genuinely understanding other people's emotions
07:50 Reasons it's so easy to misunderstand other people's emotions
08:51 We all want to be seen, heard, and understood
11:07 Practicing a way of life that leads us to oneness
11:30 We are all born, and someday we'll all die
13:30 The goal is to multiply liberated leaders
14:36 The impossible situation we're all born into
15:20 Parting thoughts
Links and Resources:
Lesismore.life
Follow Les on Instagram
Bearded Wisdom on TikTok
Connect with Les on Facebook
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lesmcdaniel.substack.com
16 min