"Dignity means that I deserve the best treatment I can receive. And that I have the responsibility to give the best treatment I can to other people."
A Simple Framework
Identify, Understand, Change
Once you've identified and understand your baggage, what do you do about it? The beliefs you hold are often the result of your own cultural conditioning, and they shape whether you'll seek rapport with people who are different from you. Tap each step.
A Practical Approach
Changing Your Personal Approach
We typically make a judgment about someone in less than thirty seconds. Step through these five moves the next time you meet someone new.
Collect Information
Step 1 of 5
Notice what you're actually observing about this person, not what you're assuming.
Put It Into Practice
Walk Through It
Here's what identify, understand, change actually looks like in real situations. Read each scenario, then tap to see how a teacher might work through it.
Reflect
Your Personal Approach
What's one piece of "baggage" you can name in yourself right now?
Think of a recent snap judgment you made about someone. Which of the five steps did you skip?
What's one honest, even uncomfortable, conversation you could have this term that would help break down a barrier?
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