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KALAMAZOO X 04.30.2016

Empathy Is Your Secret Weapon

Chris>na Aldan, TEDx Speaker and Entrepreninja

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�  I am bossy �  I am assump>ve �  I presume to know what you are thinking �  I am insecure, so I overcompensate with en>tlement �  I feel like an imposter �  I am naviga>ng divorce, talking about connec>on �  I’ve had 2.5 hrs of sleep in the last 55 hrs

I AM A HOT MESS AND IT’S BEAUTIFUL


“We teach what we

need to learn”


Quote: “Experiences are the sum total of who we are, but not of what we can become”

~Be]y Chavis


What’ the deal with everyone else?


Empathy Defined

Empathy: the feeling that you understand and share another person's experiences and emo>ons : the ability to share someone else's feelings

~Merriam-‐Webster


Empathy vs. Sympathy

“Empathy is walking a mile in somebody else’s moccasins. Sympathy is being sorry their feet hurt.”

~Rebecca O’Donnell


Quote: “Empathy drives connec>on, while sympathy drives disconnec>on”

~Brene Brown


Save The Drama

For Your Mama


Speaking of lowest lows…


What happens when we assume?

Ass u me


She Just Gets Me


1. Go Deeper Into the Feeling


2. Create a Metaphor


3. Shi9 Your Perspec@ve


4. Be Accountable

Source: h]p://www.bdcwire.com/


5. Build Healthy Boundaries


6. Avoid Judgment


7. Prac>ce Random Kindness


Empathy is Your Secret Weapon


CHR I S T I NA A L DAN , T E D X S P E A K E R AND EN T R E P R EN I N J A

@ LUC K YG I R L I E G I R L I AMAGOODM I X . COM L G@LGD E S I GN S . CO

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