I had the opportunity the other day to act as a ROAR Buddy for someone. He didn’t even know that’s what I was doing. He thought I was just being a “good listener”. But once you know how to be a good buddy for the ROAR process, you can be a good buddy in any stressful circumstance. Here are some tips.
If you haven’t already, read Leadership and Self-Deception. Immediately. It was already changing my life after just a few hours. It is also very applicable to the ROAR process. Specifically, the book elaborated on and enhanced how to perform the second step of ROAR, Accept the Truth.
Is the order of the phases in ROAR Step 1 important? Do you have to completely finish Feeling Your Feelings before you can Find the Good or Choose a Direction? The short answer is “No.” Here are some guidelines for moving between the phases effectively, and not getting bogged down in the process.
People often wonder how the ROAR step of Feel Your Feelings differs from complaining or resentment behaviors. This post demonstrates how different the three strategies are both in motivation and results, using a common example.
