The Uninvited Guest You Brought With You

Why the People Who Frustrate You Most Are Costing You More Than You Know

The most exhausting relationship you have isn't with another person.

It's with your thoughts about them.

A client came in recently. Didn't even sit down before she started. Her boss. Every wrong decision. Every unfair moment. Every reason she was right and her boss was wrong.

I let her finish. The room settled. And then I asked her one question.

Why would you invite your boss to be in the room with us.

She stared at me. "I didn't," she said.

Yes you did. She's right here with you.

She got quiet. Really quiet.

Because nobody had ever asked her that before.

That question is waiting for you in the full post. →

Part One of this series — The Uninvited Guest — is here.