Learn to leave people alone

Okay, let me run something by you real quick. This is a skill that you must master. You must master the skill of allowing people to be who they are and leaving them alone. And what does that mean? It means that when people try to bring you their problems, just remember, just because they throw you the ball doesn't mean you have to catch it. My brother once told me, "Hey, if I didn't help create the problem, I am not obligated to help you solve it." Now, if you choose to do so, that's a different conversation. But I see so many people setting theyself on fire, trying to keep other people warm. I see so many people wanting to change how other people are doing things. You want to change their behaviors. You want to change. the way they think. And I want you to think about how hard it is for you to change yourself. Think about the things in life that you've tried to change and you're still struggling with. So when you telling somebody they need to change this, they need to change that, when you allow somebody to throw you a ball that's not yours, when you find yourself trying to solve problems that you didn't create, that is going to bring unnecessary stress into your life. And remember, when we practice emotional intelligence, we're focused on personal freedom. We're trying to get through every day unbothered. We want every day to be the best day. And with that being said, we're going to be very mindful, right, of observing and allowing people to be who they are, leaving them alone and going about our business, right? Because we are not in the business Of taking on additional baggage, right? We're trying to pack light through life. We're not trying to walk around here heavy. So practice your emotional intelligence today. And listen, and before you offer anybody your 2 cents, make sure that they even want the change. Peace.