It Begins with the Listening
Listen for the hurt,
the broken dreams,
and the opportunities to heal them.
Listen for the fears,
the shame,
and the cue to hug them.
Listen not for the hate
that developed in a world
that rejected them,
embarrassed them,
cheated them,
and battered them.
Listen for the vulnerable one
they try desperately to hide.
Give them a reason to trust
and a safe place
to surrender their weapons.
Nance L. Schick, Esq. is an attorney, arbitrator, mediator, and conflict resolution coach based in New York City. She is the founder of The Law Studio of Nance L. Schick, where she and her team of employees, vendors, and strategic partners deconstruct conflict and re-create it as opportunity, using a holistic, integrative approach. Nance resolves conflict and cultivates leaders, using her EEOC training, as well as her proprietary Third Ear Conflict Resolution process, which is described in more detail in her first book, DIY Conflict Resolution: Seven Choices and Five Actions of a Master. She is also an award-winning entrepreneur, who has been acknowledged by the New York Economic Development Corporation/B-Labs (Best for NYC 2015 finalist), U.S. Chamber of Commerce (2015 Blue Ribbon Small Business), Enterprising Women Magazine (Honorable Mention, 2014 Woman of the Year awards), and Urban Rebound NY/Count Me In (2013 Pitch Competition finalist).