Why is empathy and compassion so important when building a social purpose culture? In this episode of the Move Minds Podcast learn how vital empathy and compassion are when creating social and cultural change.
What is Empathy and Compassion?

* Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
* Compassion is the genuine concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others.

Facts We Discussed

* Helping others brings the same pleasure we get from the gratification of personal desires.
* It’s important to deeply understand other people’s issues.
* We can teach compassion and empathy by leading by example.
* Empathy fuels connection with others.
* Vulnerability is a strength not a weakness.

The videos mentioned in the podcast:
The Six Habits of Highly Empathetic People

Here are the cliff notes from the video.

* Cultivate curiosity about strangers
* Challenge prejudices and find what binds us.
* Try to place yourself in someone elses life.
* Practice the art of conversation.
* Inspire mass action and influence.
* Expand your scope of empathy.

Roman Krznaric's book: Empathy: Why it Matters, And How to Get It (http://www.amazon.com/Empathy-Why-Matters-How-Get-ebook/dp/B00HDMMEP2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1415722876&sr=8-1&keywords=Roman+Krznaric)

The Power of Empathy