Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Don't Get Mad, Get Puzzled

If you ever get angry or intimidated when people are domineering or obnoxious, here's a few thoughts that might help you out. Of course, the objective is not to inflame the situation... it's to... add a little perspective to the situation. These 3 simple strategies work best if, instead of being upset, you're puzzled, confused, or curious as to what's going on, and why this person would be talking to you like this. After all, cool people handle even difficult situations with cool, calm confidence, don't they? Oh, that it was so!

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Do you do this?

Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Leading By Example...

How we talk to our kids is how they learn to talk to others - and us, if they're game!

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eek! Am I doing this?!

What's Good For The Goose...

Surely it's ok for kids to speak like this if we do...

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"I suppose by "cooperate" you mean, "do it your way"??!!"

So what would you say if you suggested cooperation, and you got the reply: "I suppose by "cooperate" you mean, "do it your way"??!!"
Try this on for size...

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Oh! Am I doing this?!

"I don't want to talk about it!"

So what do you say when someone says: "I don't want to talk about it!"?
See how you feel about this...

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Oh! Am I doing this?!

Do People Violate Your Human Rights At Work?

If a person threatens and intimidates you - that's "assault". Has it ever happened to you at work?
Can you imagine saying this...??

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Friday, April 03, 2009

"You have a funny way of looking at things!"

For times when people think their way of looking at things is the "right" way... and everyone else is "wrong"!

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Oh! Am I doing this?!

"You don't do it like that!"

Have you ever had people admonish you; "You don't do it like that!"?
Here's a thought for next time they do!

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(Apparently, THEY don't do it like that!!)

Oh! Am I doing this?!

Do people "go off" at you?

It's rough... if you don't know how to handle it.
How often does it happen to you?



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Do people use "threats" to try to get you to do what they want?

Sadly, lots of people do! And it can feel like a Catch-22 if they have the "power" to "punish" you, for example; fire you, or cut you off.
I wonder how they'd feel if you did the same to them?



Oh! Am I doing this?!