Emotional Intelligence for Critical Thinkers
A boring conversation can make you fall asleep. Some people seem not to be concerned if you care about what they’re saying. They’ll just talk and tell stories while you sit there, hoping that the fire alarm goes off to save you.
Or, is it you I’m talking about?
When you sign up for a relationship, you sign up for who they are now. But are you signing up for who you hope they’ll be as well?
Are there expectations that should be met when it comes to a relationship? And if they aren’t met, do you have every right to demand they be met, “or else?”
Sometimes we need to revisit the contract we signed getting into a relationship and what it means for us if who we thought they were isn’t really who they are.
Sometimes we’re stuck with someone that doesn’t have our best interest in mind. Not only that, they may even have a not-so-pleasant plan to make us miserable.
What do you do with the toxic person that doesn’t want to, or can’t change? Is there hope when you’re in what seems like a no-win situation?
I try to answer that question in today’s episode.
Are you taking the blame for other people’s bad behavior more often than you should?
If so, maybe there’s something a bit more covert going on that you need to know about.
Some people have mastered the art of painting you into a corner. Because of that, you will feel responsible even when it’s clear they are the ones behaving badly.
If you want to learn how to counter this type of behavior, keep reading.
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Sometimes showing up authentically around certain people feels confrontational. One reason for that may be that you’ve never honored yourself in front of them before, so they may not have ever been exposed to you practicing self-respect or self-compassion.
If you’re ready to start being more authentic and letting other people know what’s acceptable and what’s not, you may have to ease them into the new you instead of dropping it on them like a brick. Some people need time to adapt.
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