Fleet MaullThe Entrepreneur’s Zen Master

Join us and Dr. Rick Hanson at the Relationship Wisdom Summit Dec 5-9, 2023! #meditation

28 Nov 2023 · 1 min

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Dr. Rick Hanson uses a jiu-jitsu metaphor to explain how to transform others' negative behavior into personal strength. He recommends not taking things personally and reframing yourself as a minor player in someone else's drama rather than their target.

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It's great to realize that there are lots of things people can do inside their own being that put them in a stronger position with others. It's sort of like a jiu jitsu or aikido. You know, you're taking that power coming at you, and then you're using it to become stronger yourself in the situation. So taking a list personally, boy, it's really something that's been helpful for me because you start to realize that things happen, but very often the other person was not deliberately trying to get you hurt you, screw you, and so forth. You were more of a bit player in their drama. You were in the middle of their bad day. I'm not.