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Don’t Take Things Personal
We know, we know—a lot easier said than done! But it’s a good policy to practice. There are two situations you need to consider when working to not take things personal. The first is your ego; the second is the other person’s ego.
Assignment
Think about a coworker who makes everything personal. Does anyone take that person seriously?
Because you can only control you, let’s start there. If you want to be taken seriously, then you have to have some tough skin, and be able to know the difference between someone criticizing your ideas and finding fault with you personally.
Challenging your ideas and decisions is par for the working world, so you need to accept it. We are all challenged and questioned from time to ...
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