How To Deal With Difficult People
Much has been said about dealing with difficult people along with many short and long term hacks. The web is full of suggestions on what you can do in such situations and how your life can change for better. But the more you read about them and try in actual life, the more you get disappoint and get drifted towards resentment. No matter how much courage you show to change the situation, when it comes to dealing with rude difficult people you need to control not only one but two human minds.
The question of difficult person comes only when in some way that person controls or has an impact on your future. He can be your boss, your customer, or anybody who can give you a emotional, personal or financial blow. Yes, we fear many things in our life and the fear of loss is one of the paramount reasons that we exist the way we exist right now. Eliminate that fear and the difficult person no longer remains valuable in your life.
Lets first analyze where we are and then talk about what can be done in future
Who is a Difficult Person?
1) The one whose behavior is way beyond the normal norms of acceptance
2) The one who makes us feel bad about ourselves
3) The one who always put our position of comfort in a risk
And why they do that
1) It is in their nature
2) They enjoy fixing people
3) They get a kick by doing that
And we can encounter such people anywhere in our life
1) An unruly boss
2) A threatening customer
3) A vicious teacher
In effect they seem to control
1) How we need to conduct ourselves
2) What is expected out of us in future
3) How we need to stay in virtual limits
And the result is
1) We become what we are not
2) We get humiliated in our own eyes
3) Everyday is a long journey for us.
On the contrary
1) The fault can be ours too
2) We may be the one to blame
3) It is we who deserve that
But the truth is
1) You can never find your flow in such situations. Blaming makes you risk averse.
2) When you are at fault there are other ways to treat it. Humiliation necessarily is not the only way.
3) Your life can never blossom and follow a natural growth pattern.
Yes, no matter how much you try your growth will remain muted
1) No books will help you
2) No advice from self styled gurus will help you
3) No words of advice from seniors would help you
And going against Difficult People is like going against the tide.
1) They are powerful
2) They would exist
3) They would prevail
So what is the Solution? Do we have a way Out?
Yes Dude there is a way to it, the way is in your hands.
So What you do when
1) You know that road ahead on which you are driving is bad
2) The brand you plan to buy is not good
3) The car you want to purchase has got faulty design
You
1) Look for alternative route
2) You buy some other good brand
3) You buy different Car
Never ever
1) You try to build road on your own
2) You make modifications in the brand on your own
3) You correct the design of the car
Why?
1) At max you can complain
2) It is not in your hands
3) There is hardly anything you can do
In same manner, The difficult person in you life
1) Has got deep rooted habits. Remember Old Habits Die Hard.
2) Complaining about them is like opening a can of worms
3) Correcting them is like a useless task because they wont mend.
And why would you do that. Who’s got the time. Instead Do what you do Normally
Change
Continued Below.........
Yes, Get Your Destiny in Your Own Hands and Lookout for the Change
Change for Better, Change for Growth
1) You change your travel route, now fire your boss
2) You change your brand, look for better customers
3) You buy different car, now change the people who bothers you.
Small Example- In 2002 I was much happy with my job but suddenly new Boss made my life living hell. I tried everything but my Boss had deep rooted weird habit to humiliate and harass people. That prompted me to come out from comfort zone and look for better opportunities. I worked hard for change and got excellent opportunity. I was quick to realize where to invest time and how to avoid spoiling it.
Don’t let People control your destiny, It’s like killing yourself and moreover who has got the time.
Look out for Change. Find Your Own way. Find Your New Way.
Remember these people are like stones in your path that help you shape up your personality.
So next time you want to know How to Deal with Difficult People?
Seek a better Future. Go for Change
You Don’t Quit, you get Smart.
Adverse Situations bring out the best in you.
Opt for Rocking Change
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How To Deal With Difficult People
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I like the way you have presented the Analysis and the Result for the same.
I also like the way you have presented the Solution with the 3 samples in mind.
But it’s the last para (CHANGE), where I felt a bit confused. When you say Get your Destiny in hands and don’t quit, get smart. I am not sure what exactly it means.
So, for instance dealing with a difficult boss or friend or spouse, are you saying get smart with them? If that’s the case, how do you suggest to start with them. Ignore everything they say and continue doing what you want to?
Thanx
AJ
Thanks AJ, I have modified my post a bit-
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Yes, Get Your Destiny in Your Own Hands and Lookout for the Change
Change for Better, Change for Growth
In example above
1) You change your travel route, now fire your boss
2) You change your brand, look for better customers
3) You buy different car, now change the people who bothers you.
Small Example- In 2002 I was much happy with my job but suddenly new Boss made my life living hell. I tried everything but my Boss had deep rooted weird habit to humiliate and harass people. That prompted me to come out from comfort zone and look for better opportunities. I worked hard for change and got excellent opportunity. I was quick to realize where to invest time and how to avoid spoiling it.<—-
What I essentially mean is to get your destiny in your own hands and go for a change. Use such events as trigger points. Dont take crap from people, avoid them just like you avoid bad things in life. Dont waste time mending them, your time is too precious. Infact history proves that problems prompt right solutions.
If the person is a spouse then I understand this solution might not work but then relatioships is a different field alltogether.
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