Free Checklist :
5 Steps to handle
Challenging Conversations
Staying True to Yourself While Staying Open to Others
Why this checklist?
Conflicts don’t appear out of nowhere. Some conversations stick. Your mind is spinning, the tension is growing and you feel that something is not right. But how do you start the conversation? How do you put into words what is going on without running, fighting or blaming?
This checklist helps you:
✅ Recognize the tension before it escalates.
✅ Discover what really lies beneath.
✅ Find your words without scaring the other person off.
✅ Take the first step toward a clear and open conversation.
Do you feel tension in conversations and don't know how to open them?
Do the right words get stuck in your throat?
Or do you say something too quickly and miscommunication occurs?
Some conversations are difficult.
Whether it's about indicating your boundaries, expressing your needs or naming something that is bothering you;
it requires clarity, self-knowledge and the right words.
This checklist gives you a clear step-by-step plan that will give you insight into what you really want to say
and how to say it in a powerful, respectful way.
Sometimes you feel like something needs to be said, but… how do you start? How do you find the right words? And what if the conversation gets out of hand?
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Maybe you swallow things because you are afraid of hassle or rejection.
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Maybe you say something too quickly and notice that the other person reacts defensively.
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Or maybe you avoid the point, so that the conversation does not yield what you hoped for.
If you notice that conversations leave you feeling restless afterwards, get stuck in your head or remain unresolved, then this checklist is for you.
With a simple and clear 5-step checklist you will learn:
✔ How to recognize tension and blockages in yourself, even before you start a conversation.
✔ How to get clear about what you feel, need and want to say.
✔ How to open a conversation without reproach, but with strength and clarity.
You don't have to do it perfectly, you just have to take a first step.
What do you get with this checklist?
Some people avoid difficult conversations, others throw everything out at once. In both cases, the result is often not what you hoped for.
This checklist will help you take a new path: one in which you choose words that are clear and respectful, without shortchanging yourself.
What you get:
✅ A simple 5-step plan to clarify your feelings and needs.
✅ Exercises that immediately help you release tension and find words.
✅ A way to have conversations without conflict, but with connection.
✅ A concrete first step to open the conversation and have it at the right time.
💡 This is not a long theory, but a practical guide that you can use in any conversation. Whether it concerns your work, relationships or family;
this checklist will support you to navigate a conversation without escalation or reproach.
📌 Short, powerful and immediately applicable.
Who is this checklist for?
This checklist is for you if you:
✔ Often worry about conversations and think afterwards: "I wish I had said something (different)."
✔ Sometimes postpone conversations because you don't know how to approach them.
✔ You have difficulty expressing yourself because you are afraid of the other person's reaction.
✔ Want to learn how to have difficult conversations in a way that suits you.
You don't have to be an 'easy talker' to learn this. With the right structure and preparation, you can say what's going on inside you.
💡 This checklist helps you convert tension into words that suit who you are.
What others say:
Sometimes you don’t need to try harder in conversations, you just need the right tools. Here’s what others say after using the checklist:
I am an avoider, and I was stuck for years. With your support I finally found a tool to stop avoiding difficult conversations. The steps are clear and I'm slowly learning how to apply then in my life. Thank you!
I didn't know how to express my feelings without scaring the other person. I really ruined some relationships like that. The checklist opened my eyes that this is actually possible. It helped me find words that really say what I feel inside.
It feels like I finally have a little bit of control on how to handle difficult conversations. I don't have to panic anymore. And hopefully at some point I will no longer be afraid, but prepared and clear. I am ready to learn and practice more. I need this in my life.
Are you ready to engage in difficult conversations with more confidence?