The Purpose of Shame
“Shame never tells you you’re bad; it tells you that in your heart, you want to do better.” — Steven Stosny, Compassion Power Boot Camp
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Cooperation
“You do not want ‘obedience’ in your home, you want cooperation. When people feel valued, they cooperate. When they don’t feel valued, they resist what feels to them like submission. …
Appreciation
“The good news about appreciation is that its positive effects spread and multiply. Appreciating a sunset will make you appreciate your family more, and vice versa.” — Steven Stosny, You…
Success in Relationships
“Two of the hardest things to do in life happen to be crucial to success in relationships: — Holding onto self-value when things go badly — Holding onto your value…
The Control Trap
“The trap of trying to control someone is that it makes you feel more powerless.” — Steven Stosny, Compassion Power Boot Camp
Why Resentment Is Counterproductive
“Resentment makes less important things more important than the most important things.” — Steven Stosny, Compassion Power Boot Camp
Statement of Core Value
“I am worthy of respect, value, and compassion, whether or not I get them from others. If I don’t get them from others, it is necessary to feel more worthy,…
Core Value
“Core Value is an emotional awareness that no problem, behavior, or event can reduce your value as a person…. “The impulse to control or harm tells you that your Core…
Your Core Value
Please understand that what other people do to you is not about you. You heal and grow by acknowledging that the most important things about you are your inherent value…
Controlling Isn’t Worth It
“Exerting power will sometimes get you compliance, sometimes fear, always resentment but never value.” — Steven Stosny, Compassion Power Boot Camp