Triangle of Truth : The Surprisingly Simple Secret to Resolving Conflicts Large and Small

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Pub. Date: 2010-01-05
Publisher(s): Perigee Trade
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Summary

"Will make you laugh today and provide insights you can use on Monday morning." -Tom Rath, author of How Full is Your Bucket? Buddha called it the Middle Path, Albert Einstein used it to reconcile competing beliefs about science and religion, and Barack Obama applied it to politics and skyrocketed into the Oval Office. It's the Triangle of Truth-a concept that is both old and new, and it's the secret to solving problems everywhere from the bedroom to the boardroom and beyond. Drawing on wisdom from some of the world's greatest thinkers, McLeod delivers a problem-solving model that goes beyond either/or thinking, recasting the debate on everything from sex and politics to business and religion. A blend of personal insight, business wisdom, everyday spirituality and humor, The Triangle of Truthis a just-in-time read for anyone who is tired of arguments, angst, and stalemates and is ready for real solutions to every problem, large or small.

Author Biography

Lisa Earle McLeod is a nationally syndicated newspaper columnist, business consultant, and inspirational thought-leader whose work has been seen in the New York Times, O, The Oprah Magazine, Beliefnet.com, The Huffington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. A repeat guest on Good Morning America, Lisa lectures internationally and lives in Atlanta.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. xi
What Do Mary Kay Buddha, and Elvis Know That You Don't?
Embrace Andp. 1
Why Either/Or Thinking Ruins Everything
Why Other People Drive us Nutsp. 3
The Flawed And Fabulous Dichotomy of Human Naturep. 4
Either/Or: The Bane of Human Existencep. 6
Harnessing the Power of Andp. 8
Intellectually Understandable, Emotionally Challengingp. 12
Why a Single Triangle Solves Millions of Problemsp. 15
Filed Under Flawedp. 18
The Truth About Other Peoplep. 20
Make Peace with Ambiguityp. 25
How Fear and Uncertainty Flatline Our Thinking
This is Your Brain on Fearp. 26
The "I Can't Hear You" Brain-Lockp. 29
Fear ignites Either/Or, Love Inspires Andp. 31
Love Lessons from the Hanoi Hiltonp. 35
Pessimism Versus Optimism: A False Choicep. 40
What POWs Teach Us About Choosing Our Thoughtsp. 44
Why Faith is Different from Optimismp. 46
A Very Expensive Lessonp. 49
Two Game-Changing Dualitiesp. 56
The Secret to Mastering the Trianglep. 58
Hold Space for Other Perspectivesp. 61
Solving the Your Agenda Versus My Agenda Quagmire
The Sales Rep Who Lovedp. 64
Why Your Body is Smarter than Your Brainp. 68
What the World of Sales Teaches Us about Assimilating Truthsp. 70
What Differentiates the Superstarsp. 73
Same Message, Different Resultsp. 75
A Subtle Shift of Focusp. 78
How You Organize Your Mindp. 80
It's Not You, it's Me (So Please Stick to the Subject)p. 84
Once More with Feelingp. 87
A Question of Timingp. 88
Interesting Versus Interestedp. 90
Who's Afraid to Let the Other Guy Talk?p. 91
Why Love Means Never Having to Say, "Yes, But"p. 93
Act as Ifp. 99
Can I Get a Witness?p. 101
Seek Higher Groundp. 105
How to Rise Above the Comfort and Convenience of False Choices
We Hold these Truths to Be Complementaryp. 112
The Myth of the Middle Groundp. 114
The Bumpy Path to Greatnessp. 117
The "Therefore" Trapp. 120
Crossovers: Problematic and Successful (Sometimes)p. 123
Why John Adams Sold the Declaration, but Garth Brooks Couldn't Sell Chris Gainesp. 125
Are You My Thomas Jefferson?p. 130
Male Versus Female: A Dichotomy Worth Masteringp. 133
False Choices of Substance and Stylep. 134
The Third Path: A Call to Intellectual Maturityp. 137
Discern Intentp. 143
Discovering the Real Truth Behind Imperfect Solutions
Judgment Versus Discernmentp. 147
Survival Techniques of the Lizardp. 151
Discerning Their Truth, Even When You're Annoyedp. 153
First Truth Versus Second Truth Battlesp. 156
Imperfect Solutions: Turf Warsp. 159
Discerning Intent in Emotionally Charged Debatesp. 161
The Either/Or Debate That Tops Them Allp. 164
Be the Hero (Somebody Has To)p. 168
Elevate Othersp. 171
How to Change the Way Other People Think and Why You Should Even Bother to Try
Elevating the Conversationp. 173
Big Questions, Little Storiesp. 175
The Doorbell Dynamicp. 175
Ask And Tellp. 178
Criticizing Versus Invitingp. 181
Locked and Loaded Questionsp. 182
Once Upon a Trianglep. 183
Why Some Stories Work Better than Othersp. 186
How Sharing Perspectives Unlocks Creativityp. 189
Beyond Balancep. 190
A Special Note for Leadersp. 193
Why We're All Called to Leadp. 196
Be The Peacep. 199
How to solve the Conflict in Our Head by Changing the Spirit in Our Heart
The Triangle of Truthp. 205
Seven Principles
Triangle of Truth Toolsp. 207
Acknowledgmentsp. 209
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