Hello,

This is where all the email marketing experts tell me to sell up how crazy the reaction has been and how many people are scratching at the door to get into the Empathy Gym. Which is fine, but those emails can seem phony to me and I have a need for authenticity and honesty in my communication with you.

So I’m going to try and stay true to NVC in this email. We've hit our goal of people we wanted to have signed up when we launched the Empathy Gym, but I'd like to have more.

And I feel extremely grateful, nervous, excited, and a little sad. 

Grateful for the reaction so far and everyone that is coming in and joining. It's met my needs for trust, care, growth, kindness, learning, community.

I’m nervous about my need for inclusion, acceptance, sustainability, and predictability. I want people to love the Empathy Gym. I want them to get tons of value out of it. I want a lot of people to join because I want to make a change in the world. And at the same time, this is an important stream for us. One that I want to consistently fill, not to get rich, but because I want to grow The Bigbie Method. The more people that come into the Empathy Gym the more this practice and style of communication grows into the world. I want to change the way we communicate as a society. 

I’m excited for Empathy Gym because it fulfills my need for growth, contribution, learning, adventure, and collaboration. This is something new for me. Something I’ve never done before and I think it could (not an observation haha) lead to major change and growth for everyone who takes it and for me.

Sad, because I want everyone to join, yet I know that's probably not possible, and that’s a bummer because I truly think it's going to change people's lives. And I’m curious about those who have yet to sign up. I’m wondering if it's because I'm not communicating its benefits and exactly what it is well enough. Possibly mourning my needs of effectiveness through communication

So that leads me to two requests.

A connecting one: How has it been to get these emails about the Empathy Gym over this week? What are you hearing that it is? And do you have any questions about it?

And an action: If you are considering signing up and/or want to continue your learning in NVC, but have been putting it off, would you please do so now, so you can get the Founders rate. Here's the link to sign up now.

That was kind of fun to write. My need for authenticity has been fulfilled. 

Hope to see you in the “Gym.”

Cindy

P.S. Just a reminder the Founders rate will go away Monday at midnight. Sign up before then to get locked into the discounted price.