MELODY BEATTIE

We are social creatures who desire validation. We feel good when others share our belief system. But we feel dejected when others do not value our inputs, crush our ideas, or ignore what we have to say.

These difficult people act in undesirable ways and give us permission to pass judgement...

When we are about to say something, we need to ask ourselves what we want to say is actually necessary or not, and what if silence is a better option here, which is true in many cases.

We can simply WAIT (Why Am I Talking?) and practice self-restraint, or simply speak through body lang...

• We must detec the emotion behind each of our actions
• We need to expand our emotional language (sometimes it's not enough to say "I'm sad")
• Control what you think in order to control how you behave
• Look for a reason behind the behavior of others
• Expre...