by Marsha Petrie Sue, MBA
Some people have been put on this earth to get your goat, to push your buttons, and to make you lose control. Have you developed communication tools that help you maintain self-control? Or do you allow others to pull the strings that light the fuse of anger? Have you learned to hide your goat? Because they can’t get your goat if you don’t tell them where it’s tied up.
Here are three strategies to self-control:
Step #1 – Take a deep breath
Step #2 – Take a mental timeout
Step #3 – Switch to left brain thinking