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You’re Not Too Much

has needs for intimacy, fun, and rest. Sometimes we simply have these needs at different times. Nobody has more needs than another, but our circumstances might cause us to alter our priorities. If money is low, I might need more resources, so I work a few more hours. Another time, money might flow more easily, so my greatest need might be fun. One day my need for intimacy might be strong....
Getting Started

Live today. —Martial Take the first step today. Don’t wait until tomorrow. Want to have more love in your life? Be more loving right this moment no matter who is in front of you. Want to save more money? Go to your wallet right now and take out some money to put into your savings It doesn’t matter how much or how often. The reward is in taking the first step, and then the second and third until...
Empowering Ourselves Through Our Choices

There are some things we just have to do!” Consider your job. Do you go to work in the morning because you have to or because you want to? You are in your job for a reason. Do you need the money? Do you live in a small town that you love, but which offers few good-paying jobs? Or are you working so your spouse can go to school? Whatever your reason, you are working to fulfill some life-enriching...
Fearless Loving and Living

Man/Woman (or Lover to Lover) core conflict: Fear of Abandonment meets Fear of Engulfment (or fear of being controlled) How all fears that are based on Shortage (Shrinking) Thinking, Time, Love, Money, Health, Support and Sexuality Fear of Giving Into Another. (Rule #1 is “No one is allowed to give in; We are only allowed to give from joy”) Graduating from a Buy/Sell Economy to a Give/Receive...
Improving Relationships as a Primary Goal

suggests that improving the quality of our relationships is a primary goal. Indeed, that connection with ourselves and other people takes a higher priority than being right, winning, making more money, or looking good to other people. If you focus on improving the quality of your relationships through deeper connections, you will improve the state of your life, enhance the peace and love in your...
No Sacrifices, Please

Trainer Tip I’ve never sought success in order to get fame and money; it’s the talent and passion that count in success. —Ingrid Bergman When someone suffers for my success, we both lose. It is anti-success. In a win-lose situation everyone loses. My goal is to live in a world where no one’s success depends on anyone else’s pain and where no one’s needs are sacrificed. There is enough love,...
"First Call for Children - the Power of my Dreams" NVC Workshop

they are not so interested in NVC – at least at the beginning. Therefore I had the idea to include in this workshop the topic entrepreneurship: how to build their own little business to earn money for food. The participants appreciated it to a great extent and suggested it to their people at home. At the moment we are supporting about 10 different projects, from a chicken farm for widowed...
Needs-Based Negotiation

and position upgrades. My arguments usually focused on how I compared to other people in the industry, my years of experience, and what I thought was fair. I believed that I deserved to make more money than other people because I had more experience in our field and I had worked longer at the university. My job, I thought, was to convince my superiors that I deserved a raise. It never occurred...
Defining Enough

unknown standard; it’s more about showing up to the best of my ability in each situation, and being content with that. It’s enough for me to simply do my best. What is enough for you? How much money is enough? How big a house is enough? Define enough. If you have more work to do to achieve it, consider what you could do right now that would head you in the direction of attaining your goal. If...
Keeping Our Perspective

She had just completed her third year with her organization. She had received exemplary annual reviews every previous year. She made a mistake a few weeks earlier that caused the company to lose money, and she was reprimanded harshly. Her supervisor said they were watching her closely. My client felt hurt, angry, and disappointed. How could her three years of exemplary service be so quickly...