How do you see the world? Are you a why person, interested in why things happen? A how person, fascinated in the inner workings of things? A what next person, hungry for the next thing? Maybe you’re a what person, interested in what you need to know for the issue at hand, what the experts say, or just like to have more information? Are you a who person, interested in people, connection, the inner workings of people?
Many of us are a combination of the above, but can best be described by one in particular. I am predominantly a who person, fascinated with the internal process of people. I am intrigued by how people process information, the stories we tell about ourselves and others. It is why I became a life coach. It is why I treasure family, friends, and clients.
We connect with people who think and process the world like we do. That’s not to say that we can also have wonderful relationships with people who see the world in a totally different way. After all, opposites do attract. But there is something magical about connecting with someone who ‘gets it’, who is passionate about what we are passionate about. Eyal Rabinovitch and I met by phone yesterday, and the resonance in our conversation was palpable.
Here is a little about what Eyal Rabinovitch does, courtesy of his website:
If you feel stuck in your professional or personal life, you are not having the right conversation with yourself.
If you experience tension or conflict with coworkers, partners or board members, you are not having the right conversation with them.
If your team, office, or community is divided over difficult issues or struggling to make decisions, you are not having the right conversations together.
Reading about Eyal’s work as a transformative mediator in my coaching colleague Pearl Mattenson’s monthly newsletter, my whole being perked up. Transformative mediation is “designed to not only resolve the issue at hand, but to help parties shift the way they interact with one another, thereby laying down the foundation for improved relationships, which improves performance, efficiency, collaboration, and people’s well-being going forward.”
Eyal and I immediately understood each other’s passion to improve confrontation skills and create more peaceful and compassionate communication. We both have a passion to create systemic change, not merely band-aid problems, which is the more common approach. And we are both interested in empowering others to utilize the skills that we teach, thereby paying it forward by modeling better communication for each person they come in contact with.
I look forward to reconnecting with Eyal after the New Year to explore ways in which we can possibly work together and support each other’s dreams for a better world. It’s great to meet people who are like-minded and have a similar life purpose.
What’s your life purpose? How do you see the world?
