Category Archives: Conflict Management Coaching

The other day a coaching client told me that she became angry at a man she works with who criticized how she managed a situation. She said he went on to “use himself as a model human being” by claiming … Continue reading →

When we react to what others say or do there are times we are especially offended because we feel, at a consciousness or unconscious level, that they are offending us on purpose. In fact, we know there are times that … Continue reading →

As a kid, I remember using the phrase “mind your own beeswax” – instead of mind your own business – as a reaction to others who were being nosy. When I recently looked up this phrase I found several things, … Continue reading →

There’s a quote I really like by Richard Bach. It reads: “Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they’re yours.” I think this statement applies to any limitations we place on ourselves. That is, when we are convinced we are … Continue reading →

I like this quote by Doris Lessing from The Golden Notebook: “There’s only one real sin, and that is to persuade oneself that the second-best is anything but the second-best.” Many of us consider doing our second best in situations … Continue reading →