Bruce's Judo

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Bruce had forced those two people to play host to him, whether or not they wanted to.
As soon as they were out into the squad car again, he asked, what in the world was all that about?
Why did we separate in sucha earlier and pull this crazy newspaper and telephone gag just now?
He shrugged, i don't know. I've been on the street more than ten years. You just learn.
Hey, says, george, i may be new at this, but i'm no kid. I haven't got ten years. I could get blown away if i tried that stunt.
We need to talk. Tell me how you knew you could get away with that. George didn't realize it then, but that evening marked the birth of what he came to call verbal judo.
And it was the first son in his career as what he started to think of as a communication samurai.

When was the last time someone said or did something that triggered you? How did you feel – frustrated, angry, unsafe? What did you say? The chances are you reacted in one of two ways, either by shutting down, avoiding the conflict or by saying something defensive back because conflict begets conflict. In this episode, I share a story, things I am learning, and leave you with a specific action you can take right now to be able to respond rather than to react to the conflict in your most important relationships. You will be able to use your words to redirect the negative force of others towards a positive outcome.

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