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The Art of Not Taking Things Personally
You’re reacting to a story that you have created about the person — not the person.
When you take their behaviour personally, you start assigning meaning that may not be true:
• “They’re cold.”
• “They’re selfish.”
• “They’re impossible to talk to.”
• “They don’t care about me.”
But 99% of the time, their or your behaviour is a stress response — not
... See moreEvery day, instead of taking every reaction personally, remember that most people are guarded, afraid of differences, and ruled by shame. They haven’t learned how to trust yet. They don’t know how to feel compassion for people who don’t sound and act and look like them. But when you show them compassion, you teach them to stretch and expand. You... See more