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> [“You finally show your professional artist friend the self-portrait you painted. At this stage of your development, what you need is a little encouragement, something along the lines of “Hey, cool. Keep working at it.” What you get instead is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-stone/you-finally-show-your-professional-artist-friend-the-self-portrait/)

[Douglas Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-stone/)

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## Other authors on Portrait Painted

## More by Douglas Stone

> [“An employee wanders into work late, something you’ve been meaning to talk to them about, so you say, “Late again, eh?” and leave it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-stone/an-employee-wanders-into-work-late-something-you-ve-been-meaning-to/)

[Douglas Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-stone/)

> [“People almost never change without first feeling understood.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-stone/people-almost-never-change-without-first-feeling-understood/)

[Douglas Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-stone/)

> [“At work, at home, and across the backyard fence, difficult conversations are attempted or avoided every day.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-stone/at-work-at-home-and-across-the-backyard-fence-difficult-conversations/)

[Douglas Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-stone/)

> [“Depending on how we handle them, feelings can lead to great trouble. But the feelings themselves just are. In that sense, feelings are like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-stone/depending-on-how-we-handle-them-feelings-can-lead-to-great-trouble/)

[Douglas Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-stone/)

> [“You finally show your professional artist friend the self-portrait you painted. At this stage of your development, what you need is a little encouragement,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-stone/you-finally-show-your-professional-artist-friend-the-self-portrait/)

[Douglas Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-stone/)

> [“There Is No Such Thing as a Diplomatic Hand Grenade”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-stone/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-diplomatic-hand-grenade/)

[Douglas Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-stone/)

> [“And when you do ask, not everyone will come through for you, and that will be painful. But many people will. And by trusting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-stone/and-when-you-do-ask-not-everyone-will-come-through-for-you-and-that/)

[Douglas Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-stone/)

> [“The big three blind spots are tone of voice, facial expressions, and body language. The listener is very aware of these, the talker is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-stone/the-big-three-blind-spots-are-tone-of-voice-facial-expressions-and/)

[Douglas Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-stone/)

> [“The urge to blame is based . . . on the fear of being blamed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-stone/the-urge-to-blame-is-based-on-the-fear-of-being-blamed/)

[Douglas Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-stone/)

> [“difficult conversations are almost never about getting the facts right. They are about conflicting perceptions, interpretations, and values.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-stone/difficult-conversations-are-almost-never-about-getting-the-facts/)

[Douglas Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-stone/)

> [“Explicit disagreement is better than implicit misunderstanding.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-stone/explicit-disagreement-is-better-than-implicit-misunderstanding/)

[Douglas Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-stone/)

> [ “The single most important thing \[you can do\] is to shift \[your\] internal stance from "I understand" to "Help me understand." Everything else follows… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-stone/the-single-most-important-thing-you-can-do-is-to-shift-your-internal/)

[Douglas Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-stone/)

> [“But they are two different topics, and should be two different conversations. Trying to talk about both topics simultaneously is like mixing your apple…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-stone/but-they-are-two-different-topics-and-should-be-two-different/)

[Douglas Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-stone/)

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