Connect to Win, Module 3, Lesson 7 - The critical role of patience in deep canvassing and persuasion

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so we're going to talk about the issue
of patience and how much you need to
have in order to do this type of
relationship Network deep canvasing so I
want to recognize that many people feel
urgency about this election that
democracy on the line and
authoritarianism might be coming and we
want to bring that fire to this process
and that's beautiful
the challenge is to not bring too much
of that energy to each conversation
because that's not helpful what's
important to do is to calm down and
connect with your compassion and connect
with your patience like my Grandmama
used to
say you're not going to change them all
and you're not going to change any of
them at one time but you can change some
of them if you
try so what you need to bring to these
conversations is like the opposite of
the car dealer what can I do to get you
in a car today like you what you're
trying to do is make incremental
progress based on compassion and
listening and storytelling so you can
move them over a series of conversations
you cannot be too outcome oriented there
you can't you don't want to generate
reactants if they sense too much you
trying to get them to change today they
will not want to change day because of
that remember you ain't the boss of me
you want to come from a place of
invitation
not accusation and not force and this
conversation you're having this one
right now might be the first step on
that invitation what you're trying to do
is to not be in a stand psychologically
of Correction control and
contempt but rather connection curiosity
and compassion and too many folks
especially white progressives but not
only them are in that kind of Correction
control and contempt and people feel
that and it makes your job more
difficult we have to be patient now
you're not wasting your time the
election is coming and so sometimes you
have to give up on people and that's
fine too what you are doing is extending
acts and moments of compassion with the
sense that maybe I'm making little
progress here but you don't want to
bring the I got to change you n energy
because that in the long run is not
helpful to the cause and is not helpful
to your relationship ultimately even if
this person does not change their view
this process that we're talking about
should ultimately strengthen your
relationship and not make them feel that
you mad at them because you weren't
quote unquote
successful all right let's get to work
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