> From: Dale Emery <72704.1550@CompuServe.COM>
> Date: 09 Oct 96 18:03:55 EDT
>
> ....
> There's an experiment I've done a few dozen times (and I also use it as an
> exercise in some of my workshops on resistance). I stand facing someone,
> with my hands in front of me, palms toward the other person. I ask the
> other person to do the same, so that our palms are touching. Then I say,
> "Now I'm going to push gently," and I push gently. Almost every time, the
> other person pushes back.
>
> In workshops, I have people pair up, and have one push on the other's
> hands. Then I ask the "pushers" whether they got resistance. Most say
> they did. I ask what form the resistance took, and they say, "The other
> person pushed back."
>
Dale,
I like your exercise! It provides a concrete experience that I think
would help people remember the concept.
I suspect that we might be able to reframe other negative labels in a
similar way, though I don't have any examples at the moment. Any ideas?
Regards,
Jeff
--Jeff Brooks <BrooksJeff@AOL.com>
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