Category Archives: Crazy People

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Why Understanding the Back Story Helps You Solve the Problem

  Whose photo would you rather see on the news, the killer or the hero?   Should we be deconstructing the life of a murderer?   Or honoring the lives of the heroes?   In

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Who Are You Letting Into Your Head?

    Have you ever been infuriated by someone’s Facebook post?   You’re not alone.    One minute you’re mindlessly trolling pictures of your high school girlfriend’s nephew’s graduation, the next minute, someone’s political post

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Are You An Additive Person Or A Subtractive One?

It started with stuffing. But then, as Southern family fights tend to do, it went from stuffing to sweet potatoes to full fledged character assassination. It’s the kind of fight that sears into your soul,

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People Should Come With Warning Labels

Wouldn’t it be great if people announced their dysfunctions and hidden agendas at the start of a relationship rather than you having to discover it later. Think about how much time you would save. You’d

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4 Well-Intended Comments That Suck The Life Out Of People

Are you sabotaging people without realizing it? We want the people around us to do their best, but sometimes, in our efforts to “help,” we wind up making them feel worse. I’ve watched well-intended bosses,

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Why People Become Extremists During Arguments

 It starts out calm. You’re having an intelligent debate with a colleague. Then they say something that pushes your buttons and before you know it, the words are flying and logic is out the window.

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Why Avoiding Conflict Keeps You Trapped In It Forever

  “Avoiding conflict wreaks havoc on business and relationships as well.” Most people don’t like conflict.   It feels risky and time consuming. They’re either afraid of it or they don’t want to expend the energy to deal

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How To Keep Emotional Vampires From Leeching Your Ambition

She was my boss’ secretary, back in those days when there was such a thing as personal secretaries. She was mean as a snake.  She snapped at anyone who dared ask her for assistance with anything.  And if you

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The Curse Of Mindset – How To Get Credit For Doing Good Work

Do you ever feel unappreciated? You put in a long day, you complete all the tasks, you do the right thing by your family, yet people still complain. Why? Are they ungrateful and self-absorbed? Maybe.

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The Real Truth About Other People

Other people are flawed; they’re badly flawed.  They’re selfish, they’re mean, they’re cheap, they’re sloppy, they’re lazy, and in most cases, they’re completely unwilling to even acknowledge they’re doing anything wrong. No matter how many

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Are Your Stories Serving You? Or Sabotaging You?

What’s your story? We all have stories. They’re the inner thought tracks of our lives. The challenge is they’re not always true, and sometimes even if they are true, repeating them doesn’t always bring out

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