What fears keep you from allowing silence in a conversation?

• Fear of appearing weak, inadequate, deficient, depthless, ignorant, unprepared, or dull?

• Fear of feeling vulnerable, separate, disorganized, ordinary, worthless, unintelligent, or lost?

What do you avoid by filling the silence in a conversation?

• Unease, idleness, chaos, senselessness, rejection, disquiet, or disconnection?

Alternatively, what might silence invite within yourself and your conversation?

Holly Margl is the award-winning author of Witnessing Grief; Inviting Trauma and Loss to Our Coaching Conversations, An Enneagram Perspective, coach, coach mentor, and trainer specializing in grief, trauma, and the Enneagram.