Do you consider kindness to be one of your guiding principles? If it is, are you consistent, or only when it’s convenient? And what I mean by this question is…are you kind when it’s easy AND when it’s difficult frustrating or in opposition to your personal agenda?
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These are questions that I’ve been asking myself lately from both a personal and a professional standpoint.
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Dealing with difficult people is no treat for any of us. It can be challenging, draining and just plain unpleasant. Sometimes after the interaction is over, I wonder if it was even worth my time and effort. Was there really any value or positive outcome from the conversation?
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This topic came up recently in a conversation I was having with a coaching client. How do we deal with these types of toxic people? We all have them in our social circles be it friends, co-workers or family. There is no way around it.
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I was having a sad day. It was actually carry over from the evening before. Not a pity party. Just genuine sadness based on some uncontrollable circumstances in my life, with some very deep roots.
My hope was that after a sound sleep, the emotions would lift and I could wake to a day of enthusiasm and productivity. But even after shedding some tears the evening prior, I still had the heaviness in my chest the next morning and throughout the day. As a teacher of positivity, connection to your spirit and creating your own reality, I dread days like this. I mean isn’t this type of situation in direct conflict with what I coach others on?
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Is living a life of harmony, balance and ease important to you? Or…be honest, do you get a little bit of a charge from some chaos and disruption? If you’re keepin’ it real with a little bit of both then this is your article – read on.
I like the idea of “harmony”. The word itself has a nice ring to it and certainly sounds like something that I want in my life. The formal definition of harmony is agreement or a pleasing arrangement of parts. Again, those words seem to fit the life that I’m trying to live. So the real questions are “how do I create more harmony in my life” and “is that really what I’m looking for”?
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Two years ago this month I left my corporate job to go solo. And while there are certainly aspects of the job, the people and the environment that I miss, there is one big thing that I don’t – THE DRAMA.
Don’t get me wrong, I recognize that corporate America isn’t the only breeding ground for ugly comments, self-absorbed complaining and harsh scrutinizing of others. We are all more than capable of committing these crimes in any situation including conversations with friends, family and neighbors. Sometimes even innocently. But for me personally it was one of the most likely places of occurrence.
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