As I mentioned in the last post, when people push our buttons by disrespecting us or belittling us, and we flash to white-hot anger, it is probably because some sticky, unresolved issue lies right under that button. And most likely, we don’t even know the button pushers and the buried issues are controlling us and […]
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Posted in Meaningful Relationships on May 9th, 2008
How hot under the collar do you get when someone at work belittles your efforts, or always corrects you in front of others, or never seems to really listen to you? If one or more of these actions pushes your button enough to cause a very strong emotional reaction – the kind of reaction where […]
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I skimmed this book awhile back — Radical Collaboration by James Tamm and Ronald Luyet — and found some great quotes I would like to share. I have been bitten by the defensiveness bug myself and have worked with people under its influence as well. I find that these insights give a whole new understanding […]
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