We want people to change because they see better ways of meeting their needs at less cost, not because of fear that we're going to punish them, or 'guilt' them if they don't. This applies to ourselves as well.

Get very clear about the kind of world we would like and then start living that way.

NVC suggests behind every action, however ineffective, tragic, violent, or abhorrent to us, is an attempt to meet a need.

Self-empathy in NVC means checking in with your own feelings and needs.

My anger tells me firstly that there's a need of mine that's not getting met.

Once you have access to key people in an organization, if you go into a meeting with enemy images of those people - then you are not going to connect.

We want to take action out of the desire to contribute to life rather than out of fear, guilt, shame, or obligation.