"They say the sea is cold, but the sea contains the hottest blood of all..."
Attitudes, perceptions, communication... we all have our way. We understand each other differently. Sometimes in the world we call consulting we can be saying the same thing and it us understood completely different.
I sit here watching the lunar eclipse and think, there must be millions looking at this same site. There has to be some common ground between me and all those others looking at this moon. We are seeing the same thing. Here is my answer. You have to find something that is agreable. With this common ground you can work on getting the project moving forward.
Revel in the wonders of the world and find commonality. It may help in more areas...