{"id":4218,"date":"2016-11-28T17:57:30","date_gmt":"2016-11-28T15:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greatpeopleinside.com\/?p=4218"},"modified":"2017-02-15T11:23:37","modified_gmt":"2017-02-15T09:23:37","slug":"dealing-with-stress-step-8-acceptance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatpeopleinside.com\/fi\/dealing-with-stress-step-8-acceptance\/","title":{"rendered":"Dealing With Stress, Step 8: Acceptance"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Accepting one’s human, thus fallible, nature is hard for most people. Either because of the upbringing or because of acquired or innate perfectionism, it does not matter. The errors seem to bear a weight far greater than consequences would grant, usually.<\/p>\n

Moreover, there seems to be a worldview that equates “error” to “personal flaw”, and as such any error seems to diminish the already frail sense of self-worth. Combine that with the over-the-top reactions of those around (how many times a small oversight was blown out of proportion by a boss or colleague? How many times small mishaps were used in office wars?), and errors sometimes take on the color of impending doom.<\/p>\n

Now, take a break from the self-blame cycle and imagine that the very same thing, in the same circumstances, happened to one of your friends, and you have to talk to him.<\/p>\n

How would you treat your friend?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Would you beat them over the head and make them grovel in penance? Or would you encourage them to go on, correct any consequences to the best of their abilities and learn from their mistakes?<\/p>\n

I bet most answers would be the latter, not the former: encourage, support, learn, move on.<\/p>\n

Why would you treat yourself differently?<\/p>\n

Next time you get into hot water for something you did, stop beating yourself and imagine the same thing happened to one of your friends. And treat yourself as you would treat that friend<\/strong>. Strive, of course, to mitigate any negative results, apologize and correct where this is due, but stop before putting yourself through a court-martial again.<\/p>\n

Compassion<\/strong> is not only for strangers; it is mainly for yourself<\/strong>. Not because you are selfish, but because you are your most important resource. Take care of that resource before it wears out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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By\u00a0Catalin Octavian Blaga – Trainer Great People Inside<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Trainer who turns business experience and psychology into impacting training programs… and more! \u00a0You can find out more about Catalin by clicking here<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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