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Curiosity opens the door to understanding, validation, and empathy.

…validation is not the same thing as an endorsement. It simply means that you can see how something is possible and recognize it…

Validating involves making space to listen and understand how your or someone else feels in their unique experience.

If you lead with curiosity and seek understanding, the validation and empathy will flow naturally.

Being an effective support person really comes down to listening, seeking understanding, validation, empathy, and strong boundaries with yourself and others.

Validation is usually what we need during a difficult moment.

Labeling is a way of validating someone’s emotion by acknowledging it.

If people chase profit goals, reach those goals, and still don’t feel any better about their lives, one response is to increase the size and scope of the goals – to seek more money or greater outside validation.

…the richest experiences in our lives aren’t when we’re clamoring for validation from others, but when we’re listening to our own voice, doing something that matters, doing it well, and doing it in the service of a cause larger than ourselves.

Escalation of commitment happens because we’re rationalizing creatures, constantly searching for self-justifications for our prior beliefs as a way to soothe our egos, shield our images, and validate our past decisions.