12/14/2023

How to be the Bigger Person

There is power in forgiving that difficult colleague

Too many people, especially in the business world think it’s all about being hard, tough, ambitious or having grit and reacting with vengeance. While some of those things may be valuable, it is not where we're lacking as a collective. We have the "hard things" down.

What we're lacking is in the "micro-moments." It's in showing yourself some grace when things don't go your way. It's in forgiving that difficult colleague; it's in limiting time with the friend that does not make you feel your best; it's in taking full accountability in life and not blaming your family or relatives for your faults; it's in looking past people who have boo-ed, belittled or second-guessed you. All these micro-moments are are a genuine unlock to macro-happiness.

Time and again, I find myself answering this big question for you all: How to be the bigger person?

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