With today's globally-connected world, we are fortunately exposed to the goodness of diversity. There are many enriching types of people to learn from and enjoy both professionally and personally. While having different experiences brings tremendous opportunities for growth and fulfillment, different ways of working, living and communicating can be uncomfortable and difficult. Then, there are people who are difficult no matter what you say or do.

A difficult person is defined as someone who continues to demonstrate unfavorable, disrespectful or immature behaviors. All attempts to remedy a situation have not worked. The unpleasant, unhealthy or even toxic encounters keep happening. Perhaps there has been no resolve because of how the difficult person was or was not approached to fix the situation. Or perhaps, the difficult person does not "get it" and never will. Then, it's up to you. You have a choice about how you will think and react the next time you experience the difficult person in your life.

7 Tips and Insights for Dealing with Difficult People

1)   Keep in mind, that 90% of what someone says is about them, which means only 10% is about you. There are a lot of self-absorbed people with a low self-esteem. Try not to take these people personally...it's all about them.

2)   Focus on being collaborative instead of competitive. Perceiving people as the enemy will guarantee strife and failure. Get over your own ego and give credit where credit is due.

3)   Ignore gossipers and do not participate in the gossip. People with low self-esteem love to gossip and make fun of people. This display of immaturity makes them feel superior.

4)   Do not rise to their level of yelling and screaming. Keep your cool and take a time out.

5)   Hold passive-aggressive people accountable by confronting their behaviors and encouraging them to speak their truth.

6)   Set clear boundaries and remove or distance difficult people from your close circles.

7)   Seek relationships with healthy, giving, easy-to-get-along-with people.

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Whoever the difficult person is in your life or workplace, you are probably fueled by negative emotions and stress when you interact with them. Your own well-being and performance are being jeopardized. If you do not change how you respond to difficult people, the negative experience will keep happening in YOUR life. Keep in mind that you cannot change others. You can only change yourself. This is YOUR life, make it happy!

To your happiness,

Nancy

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