7 Ways That Difficult People Can Help You Grow
After years of painstaking study, I have written an article which will give you all you need to improve your confidence if you have to deal with behaviour that you find challenging or difficult.
Why Curiosity Is Better Than Judgement
More mistakes are made in the name of Certainty, than in the name of Curiosity. You might wonder about that. While you are deliberating, you could also ask yourself why we so often feel the need to be right?
How Music Could Restore an Identity (and More)
This remarkable video challenges many of our pre-conceptions. It also demonstrates that in order to communicate effectively with someone, you have fist to gain entry into their world. https://youtu.be/NKDXuCE7LeQ
Difficult Behaviour at Home?
When I wrote Difficult People; a Guide to Handling Difficult Behaviour 12 years ago it was aimed at the workplace and It didn't cover personal relationships. Still, many people who read it told me that it had a positive impact on their home life. In the new e-version of the book – when it appears – I'll add a section. Here are some pointers.
DIY Therapy and Self-Help; Power to the People
There's a lot we can do for ourselves and others when it comes to mental health and wellbeing. DIY Therapy would enable us to have more control over our mental health and wellbeing and to reduce the pressure on our over-stretch medical services.
Difficult Behaviour – 5 Guiding Principles
It can be a challenge dealing with behaviour that you don't like. These five principles can act as a guiding framework to help keep your conversations on track.
The Mind Never Sleeps
So you'd better keep it occupied, otherwise it can make a nuisance of itself.
Slow
We often seem to believe that to get more done we have to speed up, but that's often not the case. Speeding up creates an impression that time goes by more quickly, so you have less time to get more done. Weird, isn't it?
Work Is Not Always Obvious
I am working. It may not look like it, but I am. Whatever your job, if you are enthusiastic about what you do, you don't have to be 'in the office' to be doing it.
