Resistance: Recognize Friction Before You Repeat Yourself

The harder you push, the harder people often push back. Resistance isn't something to overcome—it's something to understand. The resistance stage teaches you how to recognize communication friction, diagnose what's creating it, and transform difficult conversations into opportunities for collaboration.

When It Goes Wrong:

The complaints become repetitive. The patient's world becomes smaller. Every conversation circles back to the same frustration, and new ideas seem impossible to consider.

You find yourself working harder while making less progress.