Sympathy

Sympathy is staying where you are emotionally and acknowledging someone’s situation, while empathy is moving closer emotionally and trying to feel what the other person may be feeling.

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Author: Terri Parrott

Dr. Terri Parrott has a bachelor’s degree in speech communication, a master’s degree in business administration, and a doctorate in business administration with a concentration in international management. She has been active in the financial services industry for over thirty years, having worked as a banker at two of the largest United States-based banks and as a financial advisor at one of the largest investment firms in the United States. Terri has also been a sales manager for a large United States-based rental car company and an adjunct professor in the business departments of Florida-based universities. She holds a Community Association Manager license from the State of Florida and is the author of the blog Community Living Today at communitylivingtoday.com. Topics explore the many facets of living with a neighbor above, below, and on either side of you. Terri offers first-hand scenarios as the president of the board of directors for her condominium association. She shares the challenges of interfacing a management company’s contractual agreement with resident expectations. Inheriting decisions from previous boards that create challenges in the current environment. Staying abreast of ever-changing laws and, of course, budgetary challenges from reserve accounts to underfunding by previous boards.