Episode 28: Don’t Stand On Issues, Walk With People Series: Pillar 1 - Seeking Understanding Not Victory

The Carlos Whittaker Podcast

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Society & Culture, Personal Journals

5 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

We’re unpacking the six pillars of our motto: Don’t stand on issues, walk with people. This episode focuses on the first pillar: We seek understanding not victory. We prioritize listening and learning over winning arguments. We believe both are possible. We hold our beliefs fiercely, but we hold them with open hands, not clenched fists. In the age of TikTok, X, and a 24-hour news cycle, it’s easy to feel like an expert on topics we actually don’t know much about. And when we feel like an expert on something, seeking understanding can feel pointless, because we already know everything, right? We’ve got to get to the place where we know that we don’t know everything. And that’s okay. So how do we seek understanding? Here are a few ideas: Be an active listener. (Hint: it’s impossible to be an active listener on social media, so maybe have those conversations offline.) Limit distractions. Leave your phone in another room. Remember that just because someone stops talking, doesn’t mean you need to start. Flip the funnel: ask open-ended questions to gain a fuller picture of what the other person believes Remember that the other person and their beliefs are not a problem to solve. And a single conversation isn’t going to change that. . . . . . Listen to last week’s episode for an overview of the six pillars here: https://pod.link/1249486443/episode/17ea0d74dace025534324e77893ca97d . . . . . Preorder your copy of my new book Reconnected HERE : ReconnectedBook.com Let’s keep in touch! Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to hear ALL my updates. https://app.e2ma.net/app2/audience/signup/1987227/1965424/ Interested in advertising with us? Reach out here. Book me to speak HERE: https://www.carloswhittaker.com/events . . . . . HIYA HEALTH: Receive 50% off your first order at hiyahealth.com/HUMANHOPE AIR DOCTOR: Head to AirDoctorPro.com and use promo code HUMANHOPE and, depending on the model, you’ll receive UP TO 39% off or UP TO $300 off! INDEED: Need to hire? You need Indeed. Visit Indeed.com/HUMANHOPE to start hiring now. SHOPIFY: Go to shopify.com/CARLOS to take your business to the next level today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Carlos Whitaker Podcast. This is episode 28 and I'm so glad you're here.
0:08.6	I'm going to do the old rap ready
0:13.3	men women and children hope is in the building hey oh I know some of you guys miss that
0:18.8	a a a uh uh, welcome. I'm, um, welcome. I'm, um,
0:26.8	really excited. I feel like a professor today. Let me explain as we fade out
0:32.4	Dr. Delight, Dr Delight. Dr Delight. Dr. Delight.
0:35.6	Dr. Delight. The Dr. Delight.
0:37.6	Welcome to another episode of the Carlos Wicker Podcast, the first of six where we are unpacking.
0:46.2	The six pillars of Don't Stand on Issues Walk With People. We've got pillars now, we talked about them last week.
0:55.0	Last week's episode, if you haven't listened to last week's, I'm not saying it's
0:59.2	vital, but I'm saying it is pretty important. Let's fade out Dr. Delight all the way here.
1:05.0	Actually, you know, hold on, I'm going to fade him back up. I'm going to try to talk over him just really lightly.
1:11.0	Brad, Brad, the podcast editor, can you just have Dr. Delight in the back?
1:14.8	Let's see what it's like if we play the song out. We're just gonna try that this week.
1:20.8	Last week's episode was back on assignment. Six pillars for pursuing unity in the
1:28.4	midst of division and rage. Let me read what the subtitle was. We're diving into the madness, the
1:38.0	madness that is, that America is living in. Yes, we're talking about Trump. We talked about Trump last week the madness. Oh hold on that is my wife that is calling me right now things we've got a we've got a mess of stuff happening. I'm just gonna leave this in the podcast. Hold on. I'm gonna put her in here.
1:53.0	Hello journey leave I'm just going to leave this in the podcast. Hold on, I'm going to put her in here. Hello? Did you already leave?
1:55.0	No, baby, I'm recording my podcast right now.
1:57.0	I forgot to let my chickens out and I just remember.
2:00.0	Okay, I'll do that when I leave.
2:02.0	Love you. Okay, one'll do that when I leave. I love you.
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