Fierce Conversations

by Susan Scott

PRINCIPLE #2
COME OUT FROM BEHIND YOURSELF
INTO THE CONVERSATION AND
MAKE IT REAL
11/15/16
Presented by
Stephanie Garcia, RDH, BA
Masters of Science in Dental Hygiene Graduate Learner
University of California, San Francisco
Stephanie.Garcia@ucsf.edu

Ivy Zellmer, RDH, BS

Masters of Science in Dental Hygiene Graduate Learner
University of California, San Francisco
Ivy.Zellmer@ucsf.edu
 Learning Objectives
By the end of todays presentation, the graduate learner will be
able to:

1. List at least one personal feeling for each of the following:

about yourself, your life, and your work
2. Identify one fierce conversation you need to have with
others, by identifying the name of the person and a
sentence about the topic for the conversation.
YOU are an original, an
utterly unique human
being
- SUSAN SCOT T
 Authenticity
No one has to change, but everyone has to have the conversation
-David Whyte
Authenticity requires you to pay attention SHOW UP! Woody Allen
Authenticity is not something you have; its something you choose
Talking about feelings might force an outcome for which they were
not prepared
Healthy Selfishness
Sometimes we withhold our real thoughts and feelings:
Need for approval
Need for support

Deepening of integrity When who you are and what you

live are brought into alignment pg. 72-73
Coming out from behind
yourself is part of the
search, whether born of
panic or courage
- SUSAN SCOT T
 Good News and Bad News
The truth may set you
free, but first it may
thoroughly irritate you!
Summary
Authenticity
Healthy selfishness
Good news and bad news
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed
by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did
do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe
harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore.
Dream. Discover.
- MARK TWAIN
Assignments for this chapter are
designed to help you ground
yourself in original thought and
potential action
LET S GET STARTED!
Assignment 1:
How do you spend your days, your life?

MYSELF

MY LIFE

MY WORK
 Assignment 2: Personal stump speech
Where am I going?
Improve the way I teach
Bring awareness for MS DH program
Better clinician
More focused on family/ kids
Travel!!
Explore different food! Foodie!!!
Spend more time with my son
Cleaning up the backyard
Better wife, daughter, sister/ and keeping up with SMART goals!
Home owner
Dental mission trip (Dr. F wants to join!!)
Better work life balance and relationships!!
Married!!
References
1. Scott, S. (2004). Fierce conversations: Achieving success
at work & in life, one conversation at at time. New York:
Berkley Books
2. All images found on Google
Thank you!
 Our Amazing Special Guest!
John Featherstone, MSc, PhD
Dean and Professor
UCSF School of Dentistry
Preventive & Restorative Dental Sciences
John.Featherstone@ucsf.edu
Dr. Walsh & Dr. Featherstone