At Path To Publishing, our goal is to cultivate LEADERS who excel at difficult conversations because they:
- Listen to understand the other side’s point of view before responding
- Empathize with the other persons’ positions, trying to see the world through their eyes
- Ask relevant questions to help them clarify the other persons’ meanings and intentions
- Determine the best way to respond based on what is understood about how the other person views things
- Express their own views with clarity while remaining respectful
- Respect the other person and their views even when they disagree with them
- Share a personal story to help illustrate why they believe what they believe with a goal of seeking to serve the other person, not to be served
Toward that end, we are crowdfunding a movement using a novel approach to changing the conversation around race relations in order to generate public awareness and support for our efforts. The money raised will be used to fund PTP Press’s (the traditional publishing imprint of Path To Publishing) upcoming release, The Price We Pay.
As part of that crowdfunding campaign, we are equipping our contributors to be LEADERS by offering four essential resources that will help them step up and make a difference:
- Magnetic Thought Leadership Training to equip them to lead these conversations in a way that creates an inviting, respectful space where all voices are recognized and seen as being of equal value.
- Lessons in how to hold difficult conversations that are productive and meaningful where both sides feel respected and heard, yet challenged and encouraged to find room for compromise.
- A Study Guide to navigating the challenges of discussing sensitive topics in an inter-racial community.
- A community of like-minded individuals who are ready and willing to lend their support and encouragement along the way.
To discover more about the movement and our efforts to stop the growing divide between the races, visit our crowdfunding campaign page at https://ptppress.com/taking-a-novel-approach-to-change. Sign up to #JoinTheConversation and step up to become one of the LEADERS.