I Have no People Skills (But Plenty of Animal Skills)
April 14th 2008 21:00
I’ve decided to sign up for assertiveness training with a life coach as I feel I have no people skills. I certainly don’t have conflict resolution skills. If someone is rude to me I normally flee as I’m left tongue tied. I don’t know what to say as I’m often shocked that someone could be so rude. I also don’t know how to deal with difficult people at work. I was talking to my workmate Catherine about this last night and we both agreed the on-and-off types are the worst people to deal with. You know, the ones who are really friendly when it suits them and then turn really nasty all of a sudden. There is a guy at my workplace who I had difficulties dealing with in the past. He always seemed surly and rude but funnily enough, I found him easier to deal with than a mercurial person. At least you always knew he would be grouchy when you approached him. My friend Fred can’t stand mercurial people. He once said, “Keep it consistent. If you’re going to be nice, be nice all the time. If you’re going to be surly, be surly all the time.”
Apparently I do have people skills. My very close friend Karina, who would never lie to me, told me I do have people skills and don’t require assertiveness training. She is wondering why I’m paying money to get a life coach to be rude to me so I can practise asserting myself. It does sound absurd. On the other hand, I don’t like being tongue tied. I need to learn how to deal with difficult situations and it’s better to be prepared than left speechless all the time. This is why I often feel I can relate better to animals, including the Grouchy Tuxedo Cat. Animals make life seem so simple. I also have more patience with them. Speaking of the GTC, I saw him this morning, curled up in the bushes outside the apartment he lives in. I would have stopped for a quick stroke but I was running late to work.
Apparently I do have people skills. My very close friend Karina, who would never lie to me, told me I do have people skills and don’t require assertiveness training. She is wondering why I’m paying money to get a life coach to be rude to me so I can practise asserting myself. It does sound absurd. On the other hand, I don’t like being tongue tied. I need to learn how to deal with difficult situations and it’s better to be prepared than left speechless all the time. This is why I often feel I can relate better to animals, including the Grouchy Tuxedo Cat. Animals make life seem so simple. I also have more patience with them. Speaking of the GTC, I saw him this morning, curled up in the bushes outside the apartment he lives in. I would have stopped for a quick stroke but I was running late to work.
The Grouchy Tuxedo Cat
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