CHAPTER 7

Teflon Yourself to Criticism

Which of the following eight situations fits you?

1. Your workplace or family life resembles an episode of Survivor, and only those with thick armor on their emotional skin escape as whole.

2. You live or work with one or more individuals who see every one of your flaws and don’t hesitate to tell you about them.

3. After you’ve tried your best in a difficult situation, your manager flattens you by saying “not good enough.” Or perhaps your significant other or teenager judges you daily and lets you know you come up short.

4. A co-worker or friend upon whose opinion you count on treats you with disrespect. Then, when you ask for their honest thoughts, they say things that cut you to the core.

5. You work under ...

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