Delving further into the art of pickling, in this video we talk about the importance of being fully present in our interactions, both with ourselves & with others. As hard as it may be amidst a sea full of distractions, being fully present requires that you quiet your mind, tune in to your body, and focus your attention on the present moment which in turn helps cultivate deeper connections & more meaningful interactions.
Mary and Jill back for part two of the art of pickling. It's basically how we live our life. Don't watch part two, three or four until you've watched part one. The art ofPickling is really just peopling with people.
The first concept in the art of pickling is all about being present with people. When you get distracted pull yourself back to the conversation. The challenge really is to practice your thoughts. Stay tuned for video number three where we go over the second piece of the Art of Pickling.
What's going on, everyone? Mary and Jill here, back for part two of the art of pickling. Let's go, baby. If you don't know what the heck we're talking about, we are gonna have you stop this video and go back. Stop, drop, and roll, and go back to our first video explaining what the art of pickling is. It's basically how we live our life. It's the golden rule. But don't watch part two, three or four until you've watched part one of the art of pickling. The art of pickling is really just peopling with people.
Mary and I say that really, that's what we teach. We are social emotional learning experts and we help people, people better. So the first concept in the art of pickling, there's going to be three ideas that we're going to break down for you. And the first one that we're going to really get into in this video is all about present. So being present with people, and yes, you're probably listening to this, like, duh, okay, what's so great about that? But if you really look at your life and how you interact with people, how present are you?
Because trust me, I often find myself thinking about a thousand things. My to do list, what I want to eat, so on and so forth, when I should be really listening to the person in front of me or I'm looking past them, I'm distracted by looking at my phone. Ring, ding, ding, ding. So a thousand notifications that come across our screens every day. A thousand distractions to pull you away from being present. Well, and what I really want to say about what she just said, you might be thinking, duh, of course I should be present.
Common knowledge is not common practice. How many of you show of hands? Nobody can see this, so we're not judging. Be honest. How many of you are already coming up with what you want to say to someone before they've even finished their sentence? Like, that's just the basic of not being present with somebody else. So presence, your presence with somebody else is truly that it is a gift to them because you don't know what they're going through and vice versa. Maybe you really just need someone to listen to you for five minutes to make a ginormous impact on their day.
You have no idea what you being present for somebody else is doing for them. So we're going to challenge you to stop what's going on in your head, which is actually impossible. So don't exactly try to do that. But when you get distracted pull yourself back to the conversation. So the challenge really is to practice your thoughts. Bring them back, bring them back, bring them back, bring them back. Because if you're not present with somebody else they can tell that glazed look in your eyes, your eyes darting from something to the other.
How many of you get annoyed when somebody mid conversation picks up their phone and starts to do something else? You're telling that person how important they are to you when you can shut things down and tune other things out and be with that person in the moment. And just a reminder, the art of pickling is truly leaving people better than how you found them. And if you're not present with them, you're not pickling. It's raising the group average. So with that said, that is tip number one when you are practicing the art of pickling.
Stay tuned for video number three where we go over the second piece of the art of pickling.
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