Emotional Intelligence for Critical Thinkers
When you get a second chance at a job, relationship, or anything that you wanted a do-over on, what’s the best way to show up?
Do you try to impress and show others how much you’ve changed? Or does that actually work against you?
When you are interacting with people who only want what they want, regardless of how it affects you, you’re in for a very dysfunctional and possibly emotionally harmful situation.
It’s important to know your line and know when people cross it, then honor that line so that you don’t lose a bit of yourself.
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If you’re always looking in the rearview mirror, it’s quite possible you’re not creating the life you want.
Sometimes you get to the tipping point where you just can’t stand it anymore and you take action. Segment one of this episode covers this and more.
In segment two, there’s a seriously difficult decision facing someone who wrote to me who is married but wants to explore being transgender, but his wife is upset and the marriage is in limbo. The impossible decision looms over him.
Is it possible to argue with love and respect for the other person? What if they can’t but you can?
If you ever feel small or are made to feel inferior after an argument with a loved one, it’s time to learn what to do when it goes too far.
Do you make small compromises with the people you love so that they will like or love you more?
There are two ways to compromise:
One has attached resentments, the other doesn’t.
I’ll give you one guess which method of compromise works better for the relationships in your life.
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