SERIOUSLY SPEAKING - DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO!

Think about how people generally react to unsolicited advice.  If you want to provoke anger, it's the way to go!

It's also almost always guaranteed to produce the opposite of the supposedly intended result…

Remember that dog training gem?  If you say, 'Don't run!' - Your dog hears 'run!'.  If you say, 'Don't sit!' - Yep, the dog sits!

Is it because your dog is ornery?  Or might it be because the brains of dogs - and people - do not react well to negations…

So, 'Don't eat sweets!' sounds like…

You get it, right?

  

DANCE WITH IT!   EXPERIENTIAL APPS           

An opportunity to experiment with some fun ideas…

THINK ABOUT THE LAST TIME UN-ASKED FOR ADVICE WAS USEFUL…

Did it trigger compliance and success or…

Anger in the form of Victim (I can't, it's too hard, I'm too lazy…)

Or…

Rebel (You think you can tell me what to do?  Hah!)

Remember both of these responses are re-actions to someone stepping over your boundaries.  In either case you are letting them run the show!

Think about a healthy, non-reactive way to handle boundary over-runs.

Make a list of some possible push backs.

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