Confidence Blog

2009 04 16

Have you ever found yourself suddenly wanting to sulk or placate or criticise or yell in reaction to something a partner, friend, family member or colleague has done or said? Or worse still, they're having that reaction to you!

It can be frustrating and worrying how fast even the best of relationships can hit a rough patch. If we don't deal with it properly then we store up trouble for the future. If it's at work, our job may be on the line. It's said we get hired for our technical skills and fired for our communication skills. In some ways you could say the same in our personal lives as well!

Unfortunately, we often end up arguing about the reaction instead of the real issue. How many times have you heard people say, 'Don't you take that tone with me!' or 'You/she/he never wants to talk thin... Read more