Afotusɛm ntiantia
- Ask what would help before you carry it.
- Take two slow breaths between heavy talks.
- Point them toward help beyond your role.
Adwumayɛni a ɔhyɛ wʼase tena wʼanim na ɔfi ase su. Ne hokafo yare. Adwuma a ɔhwɛ no anibere no resɛe, na osuro sɛ ɔbɛdaadaa wo. Wutie. Asomdwoe nsɛm a woka biara fi wo koma mu. Na baabi wɔ dɔnhwerew a edi hɔ no mu, bere a wasan akɔ ne pon ho a ɔho ayɛ no hare no, wuhu sɛ wuntumi mfa wʼadwene nsi biribiara so. Ne hu no abɛtena wo koko mu, na ennkɔ bere a ɔrekɔ no.
Sɛ wokyerɛ nkurɔfo kwan a, eyi ne ne biribi ba wo so bere nyinaa. Ekuw a wɔwɔ ahokyere mu, adwumagyae a ɛsɛ sɛ woka, wɔn a ɔnan ne ho hwehwɛ pefee. Wɔhwɛ kwan sɛ wobɛyɛ nea ɔgyina pintinn, baabi a nkate a ɛyɛ den betumi atɔ. Enti wugye mu. Da biara, nkitahodie biara akyi, wugye obiara wim tebea mu na wode kora wo ankasa nipadua mu.
Na Benada bi wuhu sɛ wonni hwee aka a wode bɛma, na wuntumi nhu nea enti ankasa. Woyɛɛ biribiara yiye. Wodɔɔ wo ho.
Ɛno ne afidie no. Ɔhaw no ntaa nnyɛ sɛ wodɔ wo ho dodo. Ɛyɛ *sɛnea* wodɔ wo ho.
Nneɛma mmienu a yɛn baanu frɛ no ɔdɔ
Nsonsonoe bi wɔ eyinom nyinaa ase a obiara nkyerɛ wo, na sɛ wuhu a wuntumi nhwɛ no a wonhu no bio.
Ɔdɔ su baako ne sɛ wote obi ho. Wode wɔn nkate fa wo mu na wote bi su. Wɔn ehu bɛyɛ wo ehu. Nhwehwɛmufoɔ frɛ eyi ɔdɔ, wɔ ne nkyerɛaseɛ a ɛyɛ hihiaa mu, na ɛyɛ nipa nkitahodie pii fibea. Ɛhɔ nso na asiane no te, efisɛ wubetumi akura yaw a wode afɛm kakra ara ansa na efi ase tu wo so.
Su foforo no ne sɛ wote obi ho ma no. Wuhu wɔn amanehunu pefee, ɛka wo koma, na nea ɛsɔre wo mu ne ɔdɔ ne ɔpɛ a wode bɛboa, ɛnyɛ amanehunu no ankasa. Ɛno bɛn nea nhwehwɛmufoɔ kyerɛ a wɔfrɛ no ahummɔbɔ. Wokɔ so gyina wo ankasa nipadua mu bere a wodan kɔ wɔn de mu.
Eyinom te sɛ nsɛm ho agorɔ. Ɛnte saa. Nyansahufoɔ Tania Singer ne ne yɔnko Olga Klimecki de nnipa hyɛɛ amoa-mfonini mfidie mu na wɔhwɛɛ nea ɛkɔɔ so bere a wɔde wɔn kyerɛɛ afoforo amanehunu wɔ saa akwan mmienu yi mu biara mu. Bere a wɔn a wɔde wɔn ho hyɛɛ mu no tenaa ɔdɔ a ɛyɛ den mu no, yaw a wohu no sɔɔ adwene mu yaw ne asiane akwan mu hann, na nnipa kae sɛ wɔte nka sɛ ade asɛe, wɔn ahoɔden asa, na wɔpɛ sɛ wɔtwe wɔn ho. Bere a wɔtetee saa nnipa koro no mu wɔ ahummɔbɔ mu no, ade foforo sii. Adwumayɛ kɔɔ nkitahodie a ɛfa ɔdɔ, nkabom, ne akatua ho. Wɔn anim brɛɛ ase. Wɔkae sɛ wɔte nka *pa* bere a wɔrehwɛ obi amanehunu tee mu, na wɔpɛɛ sɛ wɔbɛn, ɛnyɛ sɛ wɔbɛguan.
Ɛkyerɛ sɛ eyinom nyɛ ade baako ahorow mmienu. Wɔnam mfidie a ɛsono no koraa so wɔ amoa no mu.
Enti "ahummɔbɔ ɔbrɛ" yɛ din a wɔde maa no a anyɛ pɛ
Ebia woate kasamu no a ɛyɛ ahummɔbɔ ɔbrɛ pɛn, na woate nka nso. Ɔbrɛ no yɛ nokware. Edin no kyerɛ ɔdebɔneyɛni a anyɛ pɛ.
Nea ɛma nnipa brɛ no nyɛ ahummɔbɔ. Ɛyɛ nea nhwehwɛmufoɔ bi seesei frɛ no ɔdɔ-haw, adesoa a efi nkate a wonya kwan biara a wode beyi no a wuyi wim mu so. Ahummɔbɔ, su a ɛyɛ ɔdɔ na ɛyɛ adwuma no, ɛyɛ sɛ ɛbɔ saa adesoa no ho ban. Ɛyɛ su a wubetumi asan ayɛ no foforo. Ɔdɔ su a ɛyɛ sɛ wo nworɔ mu no nte saa.
Eyi san siesie gyidie a akwankyerɛfoɔ pii kura a wɔnhwɛ mu: sɛ ansa na woayɛ onipa a ɔwɔ ɔdɔ, ɛsɛ sɛ wo ne obiara a wokyerɛ no kwan hu amane. Sɛ wɔn yaw anyɛ wo yaw a, na wode yaw. Saa gyidie no reyɛ nea ɛne nea wudwen abɔ abira. Ɛrehwerɛw wo mu nkakrankakra, na ɔkwankyerɛfoɔ a wahwerɛw mu ntumi nnyina pintinn mma obiara.
Adɛn nti na wʼadesoa no nka wo nko
Ntease bi wɔ hɔ a ɛma eyi ho hia a ɛboro wʼankasa wo yiyedi so, na ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ wobɛyera bere a woasi wʼani ase regye nneɛma fa wo mu.
Nkate fa ekuw mu kɔ. Nnipa kenkan wɔn ho wɔn ho daa, dodow no ara wɔ adwene a ɛnnyɛ pefee ase, na wɔde nsusuwii kɛse hwɛ obiara a wohu sɛ ɔyɛ ɔkwankyerɛfo no so. Wo tebea de gyinabea a dan no gye fi mu si hɔ. Bere a woaye ehu a worennya kwan a wode beyi no mu ma no, ɛnka wo nko ara mu sie. Ɛson fi mu. Bɔbɔɔ a wo apantan apam, mmuae a atwa, ahoɔhare a ɛyɛ hu wɔ nhyiamu mu, ekuw no fa eyinom nyinaa na komm wɔn ho hyem wɔ ne mu.
Enti adesoa-fa-dodo nyɛ ka a wo nko ara wutua kokoa mu. Ɔkwankyerɛfo a ɔnam ɔdɔ-haw so de ahobamɔ a ɛnnyɛ kɛse ma obiara a ɔatwa ne ho ahyia, na ɛno ne nea ɛne nea wɔpɛɛ sɛ wɔyɛ bere a wɔregye fa mu kane no abɔ abira. Nhwehwɛmu a ɛfa ahummɔbɔ akwankyerɛ ho no kɔ so si nea ɛyɛ koro: bere a akwankyerɛfoɔ bɔ wɔn ne wɔn nkurɔfo yiyedi ho ban ampa a, ekuw san ba wɔn ho ntɛm fi nsɛe mu, wɔgye wɔn ho wɔn ho di kɛse, na wɔyɔ adwuma pa. Ahummɔbɔ a woka ho no nyɛ ankasa-pɛ. Ɛsoa ekuw no nyinaa.
Akyɛde a ɛyɛ pintinn sen biara a wubetumi de ama ekuw no ne ɔkwankyerɛfo a wadi nneɛma a ɛyɛ den no ho dwuma ankasa na ɛnyɛ sɛ wakura ho akɔneaba.
Sɛnea eyi te wɔ nkɔmɔkɔ ankasa mu
Nsakraeɛ a efiri sɛ-wote-obi-ho kɔ sɛ-wote-obi-ho-ma-no no dodow no ara yɔ emu deɛ, nanso ɛsakra sɛnea wo ho da adi wɔ akwan a ɛyɔ pefee mu.
Bere a obi de nʼade a ɛyɔ den sen biara brɛ wo no, hu ɔpɛ a ɛpɛ sɛ wo ne no bɔ mu, sɛ wode wʼankasa ehu betɔ wɔn hu so, na wofi ase wɔ wʼadwene mu siesie anaa wusuro wɔ wɔn ho prɛkɔ. Afei yɛ biribi a ɛyɔ komm sen saa. Ma wʼankasa nan ngyina fam. Tena wʼankasa home mu. Ma wɔnka wo koma a wɔnntwe wo nkɔ.
Nneɛma kakra a ɛboa saa bere no mu:
- Tie na ate ase, ɛnyɔ sɛ wo nya fa wo mu. Wʼadwuma ne sɛ wobɛma wɔate nka sɛ wɔahu wɔn na woadwen pefee fa nea wɔhia daakye ho. Wuntumi nyɔ nea ɛto so mmienu no sɛ woanya wɔ nea edi kan no mu.
- Bisa ansa na woasoa. "Dɛn na ɛbɛboa ampa seesei, tie, nsusuwii, anaa simma kakra a wode bɛyi wɔ koma so?" Mpɛn pii nnipa nhia sɛ wofa adesoa no. Wɔhia ɔdansefoɔ. Sɔ a wobɛsɔ nea wɔpɛɛ sɛ wote nkutoo no kura no ne sɔnea wode bɛyɔ adesoa-fa-dodo.
- Hwɛ onipa no, na afei yɛ biribi fa ɔhaw no ho. Ɔdɔ a ɛgyina nka so betumi agyaw mo baanu nyinaa sɔ. Nhwehwɛmu a ɛfa ɔdɔ-akwankyerɛ ho no ka no pefee: ahobamɔ a follow-through nni ho no kenkan sɛ ade hunu. Ahummɔbɔ wie kasamu no denam biribi a ɛyɔ so, mpo biribi ketewa.
- Ma nkate no nfa wo mu nkɔ. Nkɔmɔkɔ a emu yɔ duru bi akyi, gye home kakra ansa na wo kɔ ade a edi hɔ no so. Nantew kɔ tokuro no ho. Home brɔɔ mmienu. Worema wɔn nkate atwa mu wɔ wo mu na anyɔ sɛ ɛbɛtena wo mu.
Hu sɛ eyinom mu biara nyɔ awɔwɔ sen nea woyɔɔ kane no. Ɛyɔ ɔdɔ kɛse, na ɛyɔ pintinn kɛse, efisɛ obi da so wɔ wo mu a ɔbɛyɔ saa ɔdɔ no.
Anoɔden nyɔ ɔdɔ tia
Ehu a ɛyɔ komm bi hyɛ adesoa-fa-dodo pii ase: sɛ wode anoɔden biara to hɔ a ɛyɔ wo onipa bɔne. Sɛ ɔkwankyerɛfo pa wɔ hɔ daa, ɔfa ade daa, ɔdaka a ɛho nni ase ma afoforo nna a ɛyɔ den.
Amy Edmondson, a watra mfeɛ pii suaa nea ɛma ekuw te nka sɛ wɔwɔ ahobammɔ a ɛbɛma wɔakasa, ka no pefee sɛ adwenemu ahobammɔ nyɔ pɛ sɛ wo ho yɔ brɔɔ anaa anoɔden nni ho. Ekuw a wɔwɔ ahobammɔ sen biara de nokwadi ne ɔhwɛ ka nhyehyɛeɛ pa ne anidaso a ɛyɔ pefee ho. Nnipa betumi de wɔn ho nyinaa aba na wɔada so nim baabi a anoɔden no wɔ. Ɔdɔ ne anoɔden nyɔ atamfo. Wɔn ho wɔn ho da so.
Wɔ adeyɔ mu no, ɛkyerɛ sɛ ɛnyɔ wo ekuw no daadaa sɔ:
- Si gyinae fa nea ɛyɔ wo dea sɛ wokura ne nea ɛyɔ obi a wɔabɔ ne ho mmɔden dea. Wo yɔ ɔsɔfoɔ, ɛnyɔ ɔyaresafoɔ. Sɔ a woyɔ ɔsɔfoɔ a ɔwɔ ɔdɔ nhwehwɛ sɔ wo de ayaresabea mmoa ma, na sɔ a wobɛyɔ no betumi apira mo baanu.
- Bɔ dɔnhwerew bi ho ban a wɔntumi nnu wo, sɔnea ɛbɛma wonya biribi aka ama bere a ɛhia wo ankasa no.
- Kyerɛ obi mmoa ankasa kwan bere a ne hia sɔ sen adwumabea. "Mewɔ ɔdɔ ma wo, na eyi te sɛ ade a ɛboro nea metumi de aboa yiye. Woanya kwan ne obi akasa, wo ɔyaresafoɔ, ɔfotusɔamfoɔ, adwumayɔfoɔ mmoa telefon no?" Saa kasamu no nyɔ gyae. Ɔdɔ a ɛwɔ botae pa.
ɔkwankyerɛfo a ɔwɔ anoɔden yɔ ɔkwankyerɛfo a ɔbɛda so agyina hɔ asram nsia fi seesei. Saa toa so no ankasa yɔ ɔdɔ bi.
Nsɛnkyerɛnne kane a ɛkyerɛ sɛ woadu adesoa-fa-dodo mu
Nnipa dodow no ara a ɔdɔ ma wɔbɔ no nhu sɔ ɛreba, efisɛ ahweaseɔ no yɔ brɔɔ na fibea no te sɛ ade kɛse. Woreyɔ wɔ hɔ ama nkurɔfo kɛkɛ. Hwan na ɔbɛka ho asɔm?
Nsɛnkyerɛnne no taa wɔ nsakraeɔ nketenkete a ɛba ansa na ɔsɛeɔ no aba mu. Wofi ase te ehu kakra bere a din pɔtee bi pue wɔ wo kalenda so. Wo ho yɔ den kakra wɔ nkɔmɔkɔ a kane no na ɛka wo koma mu, wode wo ti gyina mu bere a biribi wɔ wo mu afi adwuma. Wuhu wo ho sɔ wo bɔ fie a hwee nni hɔ, anaa wo ho yɔ den a ɛyɔ nwonwa, anaa wuntumi nnyae obi foforo ɔhaw no san-yɔ wɔ nnɔnmienu mu anadwo. Ebia woafi ase reguan nkurɔfo a wɔhwehwɛ nneɛma fi wo hɔ, ɛno ne ɛfa a ɛtaa de afɔbu ba.
Eyinom mu biara nkyerɛ sɛ woagyae sɛ woyɔ onipa pa. Ɛkyerɛ sɛ fa-no-fa no abɔ wɔ tumi a wowɔ a wode bɛsɔ no afa kwan no so, na wo nhyehyɛeɔ rebɔ mmɔden sɔ ne ho ban kwan koro a enim, denam nka no a ɛbɛto no fɔɔ koraa so. Saa awɔwɔ no yɔ wusi-detector, ɛnyɔ atemmuo.
Bere a wuhu saa nsɛnkyerɛnne no ntɛm no, nsiesie no ntaa nyɔ sɛ wode ɔdɔ a ɛsua bɛyɔ adwuma. Ɛyɔ sɛ wode nneɛma a ɛma ɔdɔ tumi yɔ ade a wɔsan yɔ no foforo san ba: ahome, wʼankasa mmoa, ntease a ɛda hɔ wɔ nea ɛyɔ wo dea sɔ wokura, ne kwan a wɔde ma sɔ wode nea ɛnyɔ wo dea kɔ.
Wo su a ɛtena hɔ
Botae a ɛwɔ ha nyɔ sɔ wo nka ho nkɔ fɔɔ. Ɛyɔ sɔ wubegyae wɔ-pɔn-wɔ-ho ne ayɔmyɔ a wofra abɔ abira.
Wubetumi ayɔ onipa a ekuw no de wɔn ho to wo so wɔ wɔn da bɔne mu na woantua ho ka denam wʼankasa wo pintinngyina so. Woyɔ no denam sɔ woda so yɔ wo ho bere a wodan kɔ wɔn so, denam sɔ wode nea wote yɔ adwuma na ɛnyɔ sɔ wode nworɔ mu nkutoo, denam sɔ wokura nkɔmɔbɔ a ɛma woda so kɔ so kɔkɔ. Ɔdɔ a etwa mu nyɔ ɔdɔ a ɛkɔ soro. Ɛyɔ ogya a wo werɛ afi sɔ wobɛma no aduane.
Bere a fa no atra so dada, bere a ehu no nfi hɔ wɔ da no awieeɔ, bere a wo ho yɔ den ma nnipa a kane no na wɔho yɔ wo, anaa woresɔ nkurɔfo so, anaa worete ehu wɔ onipa-baako-ne-onipa-baako nkɔmɔkɔ biara ho a, fa no sɛ nimdeɛ, ɛnyɔ su mu mfomso. Ne wo ɔyaresafo anaa ɔyareɔ ho dwumadini kasa. Twere nnipa a wɔbɛkura *wo* bere kakra so. Ɔdɔ adeyɔ a ɛyɔ kɛse sen biara a wubetumi ayɔ ama obiara a ɔfa wo ho akɔneaba no ne sɔ wobɛhwɛ sɔ onipa a ɔreyɔ ɔdɔ no nnyera komm.
Wubetumi de wo koma nyinaa akɔ adwuma yi mu. Mmom mfa mu mfa mma kosi sɔ ebi renka mma nnipa a wodɔ wɔn ankasa, a wʼankasa nso ka ho.
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