Michael Sorensen

And, you know, I could hear the relief audible in his voice when he responded.

And we talked back and forth a little bit.

And then instead of giving the advice, which I could have given at that moment, I

But instead of that, I just asked a question.

I said, so what are you going to do about it?

And he related back to me the exact advice that I was about to give him.

He already knew how to handle it.

That wasn't really why he was calling me.

What he was calling me for was that validation.

And so that just cemented in my mind that idea that it's not always the case.

But quite often, people already know how to fix their issues.

That's not what they're asking for help for.

What they're asking for help for is calming down, feeling heard, not feeling crazy for being upset over something.

And then they can typically figure it out.

Or they're now more open to you helping them.

Right.

And it's tremendously respectful.

You know, that's the other thing that I hope the listeners take away from this is this isn't manipulation.

This isn't trying to just placate someone.

This is showing respect for another human being.