Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life

137 Pages·2014·1.18 MB·English

by  Shannon Bodie

Create your life, your relationships and
your world in harmony with your values

Most of us have been educated from birth to compete,

judge, demand, and diagnose—to think and communicate in terms of
what is “right” and “wrong“ with people. At best, communicating and

thinking this way can create misunderstanding and frustration. And still

worse, it can lead to anger, depression, and even emotional or physical violence.

In this international bestseller, Rosenberg uses stories, conversation role-plays,
and real-world examples to introduce his world-renowned, four-part Nonviolent
Communication (NVC) process. Far more than a communication technique, you’ll
learn to transform the thinking, language, and moralistic judgments that keep
you from the enriching relationships that you dream of. You’ll start to resolve
conflicts with ease, more easily get what you want without using demands, begin
to hear the needs of others with less struggle, strengthen your personal and
professional relationships, and start living your fullest potential.

With Nonviolent Communication, you’ll learn to:

• Put your primary focus on connection through empathic listening rather

than “being right” or “getting what you want”

• Transform conflict into mutually satisfying outcomes

• Defuse anger and frustration peacefully

• Create personal and professional relationships grounded in mutual respect,

compassion, and emotional safety

• Break patterns of thinking that lead to arguments or depression

• Move beyond power struggles to cooperation and trust

“Nonviolent Communication can change the world. More importantly, it
can change your life. I cannot recommend it highly enough.”

—JACK CANFIELD, Chicken Soup for the Soul Series

“In this book you’ll find amazingly effective language for saying what’s
on your mind and in your heart.”
—VICKI ROBIN, Your Money or Your Life

Around the world, NVC has been adopted by Fortune 500 companies, government
offices, schools, hospitals, university MBA and communication curriculum, community
mediation centers, anger management programs, peace and social change advocates,
inmate rehabilitation programs, and more.

Endorsed by

Arun Gandhi, Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williamson, John Gray, Jack Canfield,

Anthony Robbins, Dr. Thomas Gordon, Riane Eisler, and more

2nd Edition

Communication/Relationships/Self Help

www.NonviolentCommunication.com

$19.95 USA
$21.95 CAN

ROSENBERG

“This is one of the most useful books you’ll ever read.”

—WILLIAM URY, Getting to Yes

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