Nonviolent Communication: A Language Of Life Av Marshall B. Phd Rosenberg

<DIV><DIV>5,000,000 COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE • TRANSLATED IN MORE THAN 35 LANGUAGES<BR/><BR/><B>What is <I>Violent </I>Communication?</B></DIV>  <BR/><B>If “violent” means acting in ways that result in hurt or harm, then much </B><B>of how we communicate</B>—judging others, bullying, having racial bias, blaming, finger pointing, discriminating, speaking without listening, criticizing others or ourselves, name-calling, reacting when angry, using political rhetoric, being defensive or judging who’s “good/bad” or what’s “right/wrong” with people—<B>could indeed be called “violent communication.”</B><BR/>   <DIV><B>What is <I>Nonviolent </I>Communication?</B></DIV>   <DIV><B>Nonviolent Communication is the integration of four things:</B></DIV>  <BR/><B>• Consciousness: </B>a set of principles that support living a life of compassion, collaboration, courage, and authenticity<BR/>  <BR/><B>• Language: </B>understanding how words contribute to connection or distance<BR/>  <BR/><B>• Communication: </B>knowing how to ask for what we want, how to hear others even in disagreement, and how to move toward solutions that work for all<BR/>  <BR/><B>• Means of influence: </B>sharing “power with others” rather than using “power over others”<BR/>   <DIV><B>Nonviolent Communication serves our desire to do three things:</B></DIV>  <BR/><B>• Increase our ability to live with choice, meaning, and connection</B><BR/>  <BR/><B>• Connect empathically with self and others to have more satisfying </B><B>relationships</B><BR/>  <BR/><B>• Sharing of resources so everyone is able to benefit</B></DIV>