19What If People Can’t Stand You?

Correspondence with Difficult People

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By now you have probably recognized that you too have days when you are at your worst. So what can you do about it? You may find the answer in the following exchange of letters:

1. What If You Are the Tank?

Rick2,

You’ve got guts, and you shoot straight from the hip. I admire that. Since your seminar, I have come to the conclusion that I am the difficult person. The people I thought were difficult are difficult from having to deal with me. Yeah, I lose patience when I think people are wasting time. But I have a lot to do, and when I have the future in my sights, people keep ...

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