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The Everyday Bully and Bullying Behavior

The Everyday Bully and Bully Behavior
The Everyday Bully and Bully Behavior
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The Everyday Bully and Bully Behavior
May 17, 2015

Bullies come in all shapes and sizes and have all kinds of mannerisms that different people give different names for.

In my opinion, anytime someone wants you to feel bad or forces you to do something against your will, it is bullying.

I recently realized that I was a bully in my marriage. This led to some interesting insights I share in this episode. That, along with learning about how the typical bully ticks (and some things you can do to avoid being a victim of bullying) is what I talk about today.

(modified transcript of this episode follows)

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Filed Under: abuse, Behavior, childhood, Children, Emotional Abuse, Fears, Manipulation, Personal Boundaries, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Toxic People Tagged With: Bullied at work, bullies, bully, bullying, cyberbully, cyberbullying, online bullying, what to do if I'm being bullied

Preventing and Eliminating Humiliation and Embarrassment

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Unless you thrive on the judgmental stares of others, you probably don’t like to get embarrassed or humiliated.

Sometimes the embarrassments of years gone by can pop up over and over again, especially when people you know keep bringing the humiliating situation back up. If you want to stop reliving the past, get over the shame, or even overcome what you might consider the unforgivable stuff you may have done, this article is for you. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Behavior, Fears, Human Potential, Humiliation, Judgment, Negative Emotions, Regret, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth Tagged With: disgrace, embarrassment, humiliation, shame

Letting Go of Attachments Part 1

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letting go of attachmentsLetting go of attachments was one of the most powerful processes I’ve ever done in my life, in the sense that it has created the most impactful, positive changes.

In fact, I’d go as far as saying that even if you have never listened to any episode before this and never listen to any episode after this, you will still walk away with the secret to happiness and fulfillment in life. You can’t say that about too many things. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Fears, Finding peace, Human Potential, Loss, Negative Emotions Tagged With: attachments, letting go

Vulnerability Can Be a Place of Strength

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Many people believe that being vulnerable is a place of weakness or being fragile. Now, I will say that when you open your heart to someone, that is a vulnerable place. Because you are trusting that person with the most precious part of you. You let that person into your personal space. They are inside your castle walls, as I like to call them, and they could honor you and worship you, or they could crush you and steal all of your gold.

So being vulnerable involves trust. When you voluntarily choose to be vulnerable around someone, that is the ultimate in trust. It’s like when a cat lays on his back to show you his belly. He trusts you completely, and is confident that you won’t betray that trust.

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Filed Under: Fears, Human Potential, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Vulnerability Tagged With: Confidence, strength, vulnerability

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