The Participation Blog

You Can’t Read Anybody

Empathy is a big part of our craft and we talk about it in many of the courses that we teach. There’s a misperception, however, that people with lots of empathy can somehow magically read other people’s minds, when the fact is we can’t. Understanding other people requires a connection and an eventual relationship of some kind. And eventually you’ll get an opportunity to ask them – with empathy.