Emotional Intelligence for Critical Thinkers
Your friends and family really want the best for you. But what are they going to say when they see you make a decision they believe is just crazy?
A woman wrote to me and told me she decided to take a break from her husband after telling her friends and family how awful he was. Now she is considering taking him back, and she has no idea how to face them and tell them the news.
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Have you ever had a tiny squeak in a door in your home that irritated you every time you used it? What happens after you oil the hinge and the squeak goes away? To some, it can feel like a life-changing moment!
That and other quality-of-life improvements can actually create happiness and make the day-to-day that much better.
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Whether it’s the jerk at work or that one person in your family who just doesn’t like you, rude and intimidating people can be found in any corner of the world (and under many rocks).
In this episode, I share seven suggestions that will help you counter those behaviors and perhaps even make some of these people start respecting you again.
When you’re in a situation that needs to change, but you’re too afraid to take a stand or just hope it changes on its own, you may be waiting forever.
Unfortunately, waiting for changes can often involve exposing yourself to a toxic environment, causing long-term emotional damage.
If you want change, you might have to take a big, scary step to get it.
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Changing how you respond to and cope with challenges can improve your relationships and life overall. When you’re getting the same bad results over and over again, it might be time for a new perspective to help you create better outcomes.
When times are tough, things will change. When times are tough, they sometimes get tougher and sometimes get better. And when they don’t get better, they might stay pretty bad for a while.
These aren’t happy truths. They’re real truths. They are reality.
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