10 WAYS TO STOP TAKING THINGS PERSONALLY

We as humans are sensitive creatures. We are wired and often governed by our emotions. As humans, we also powerful–more powerful than we, at times, realize. We have the power to choose our reactions. We have the power to not be affected so much by negativity, specifically negativity brought on by others.

In this blog post by Forbes-recognized life coaches and authors, Marc and Angel Chernoff, they offer 10 notes to instruct us how to not take things so personally. The root of their advisory is the halting of putting ourselves at the center of every interaction with others. Someone’s behavior towards us rarely about us. It’s about them–their current state of mind, past experiences and overall happiness.

A highlight: “You may not be able to control all the things people say and do to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”

Read the full article here.