I thought I might get a bit of a lie-in today. I was off to a training course – so I ought to get a bit of a lie-in. But no, train times dictated I rise with my normal alarm. I made my way into London on the Chiltern line, and made my way across Town from Marylebone to Clapham Junction without the slightest of hassles. From there, I made my way (again without hassle) to the house in Rochelle Close where I will be undergoing Project NellyTM…
It turns out that I most likely have all (or most) of the skills present in me, it’s just that I’m missing the ability to read the map correctly – either that or someone’s printed the instruction book in the wrong language. I got introduced the idea of mind-mapping where you break down conversations or ideas that you want to discuss into different areas. I was actually able to demonstrate in the session how this might help me with reading lack of interest in a subject which I’m interested in but my conversationee is not.
My homework then: conversations
options – outcomes
– opener – offers
– intuition
– ask questions
mind-mapping: know where I am
respect boundaries
tell people what I’m doing (if I’m jumping about over the map, tell them where I’m off to, so that they can follow!)
rapport: observing
matiching
Edit: It seems that my conversational style – in its wayward tendancy to follow the strangest of thought patterns – can sometimes resemble a cross between Ronnie Corbet and Ben Elton – except possible more irritating than the former and not as funny as the latter… Ho-Hum!
This sounds excellent. In some ways, I think it’s similar to the work I’m having to do for my CBT – we need to go away and study and practice the concepts that are introduced during the sessions. I think that if you’re able to master the ideas that you’re presented with during the training, your work interactions will become easier and more pleasurable. And it has the potential to improve your life in general, too! I’m very excited for you 🙂
You always seem to be able to understand me even when I’m at my most rambly and incoherent, and your support is faultless. Thank you ^__^
You help me have the confidence that what I’m doing is helping, is working. Although CBT? What is that? Sounds interesting…
That’s the cognitive behavoural therapy I’ve been mentioning (though I haven’t written anything much about it really.)
I really do think that these workshops are going to be brilliant for you. I’ve been telling B. all about it actually 🙂 I find it fascinating.