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Strategies For Not Taking It Personally

  1. Understand that it is not about you: Wanting respect and recognition is the handiwork of our ego, and what other people think, say or do has many other factors, apart from you.
  2. Give yourself some empathy: By speaking up and opening up with the other person in a polite way, one can clarify what one feels without any blame or accusation.

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Taking Things Personally

Most of us take any adverse, awkward or even an accidental situation where there has been neglect, offence or betrayal, in a personal manner and feel hurt. This is mainly because of our ego, which needs acknowledgement and importance.

If we stop taking things personally, others lo...

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