By Eric Papp, www.ericpapp.com
How can we practice effective human relations with people who are only interested in themselves?
To have effective human relationships with self absorbed people is to “let them be” Create the space where they can be who they are. Free from judgment. When you do this you may find that they give up their act of being self absorbed and you will be less frustrated because you are accepting them for who they are and not what they are not.
Should we compete with others for attention? If not, how can we effectively lead?
We don’t need to compete with others for attention rather we need to focus on results. Focus on achieving our goals and our team goals. Great leaders and organizations have a way of recognizing high performers. Our society is lacking leaders with a clear message and humble personality.
What is the key to becoming content and comfortable in our own shoes?
The attitude you have about yourself is how comfortable you will be. How you are accepted by the most important people in your life also plays a role in how comfortable you are about yourself. It starts with choosing what we have and who we have become. Once you make it a choice then you can work about changing something.
Can self-absorbed people change? Can we help them?
Yes self-absorbed people can change. They can change by being aware of how they occur to other people, how much they speak vs. listen in conversations, and start to take more of a interest in others. We can help them by letting them know of the impact of them being self-absorbed has on others.
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