[Ailist] Shine a little light on me- The Importance of relationship

[Alice Macpherson]

Perhaps not exactly what you might be looking for but some of my 
favourites:

?We do not believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us 
is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust, sacred to our touch. 
Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous 
delight or any experience that reveals the human spirit.? - e. e. cummings

?Instruction does much, but encouragement does everything.? - Johann 
Wolfgang von Goethe, (1749 - 1832) German writer and statesman

?Leadership is a two-way street, loyalty up and loyalty down. Respect for 
one's superiors; care for one's crews.? - Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper 
(1906 - 1992)

?The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated.? - 
William James, psychologist, philosopher (1842-1910)

?We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can 
find in our travels is an honest friend.? - Robert Louis Stevenson, 
Scottish novelist and poet

?Whatever power I exert is collegial.? - Katharine Graham, former owner, 
publisher of The Washington Post

All the best / todo lo mejor

Alice Macpherson
PD & PLA Coordinator
The Centre for Academic Growth
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
http://kwantlen.ca/academicgrowth
604 599-3040

... de omni re scibili et quibusdam aliis
... of everything one can know and several other things




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I have seen (and heard) a number of references to the idea that the most 
therapeutic component of coaching/counseling/therapy is an admiring 
relationship between the partners.

I believe Carl Rogers was one of the early people to highlight the 
importance of this relationship.

Do any of you know of any quotes  - include those you might have created - 
that conveys this idea, or that mentions it?

I am giving a workshop on conversations that  seed, encourage and 
cultivate such relationships - so any quotes might be quite useful in 
opening the idea that the skills are generative and  can be mastered - and 
that it can be very mutually rewarding

I believe that an important reason that AI works so well is that the 
Discovery Conversation dynamically seeks out stories that elevate the 
partners esteem and so fosters such a fertile relationship.

Appreciatively

Mike


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