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This Simple Trick Lets Me Sail Through Awkward Situations I Used To Avoid
Just ask yourself 5 “whats”; it’s quick, easy and it works
We all have to deal with “difficult encounters” in our day-to-day lives. It might be tackling a work colleague about poor performance, or calling out unacceptable behaviour from friends or family.
Some of us have no problem dealing with any of these things. They don’t create any anxiety at all. They’re seen as just another task to knock off the list.
It’s different for other people. They dread the thought of a confrontation and would do anything to avoid it.
They imagine the worst possible outcome, which leads them to postponing the evil day as long as they can. All the time, their stress levels are going through the roof. At the very least, it’s spoiling their quality of life.
If this goes on too long, it can affect their health.
I used to be somewhere between the two. Certain things didn’t bother me at all, but I avoided major family drama like the plague.
I came across this tip from Dr Rangan Chatterjee, on his podcast series and it made a huge difference.
Ask yourself five simple questions about the upcoming issue. Whatever it is, these…
