Tag: difficult conversations

When People Pleasing is Really About Controlling People’s Emotions

When People Pleasing is Really About Controlling People’s Emotions

I thought people-pleasing, by definition, was a selfless quality.  Granted, people-pleasing isn’t for the faint of heart.  It requires exhausting over-thinking, painstaking anticipation of emotional responses BEFORE they occur, and the compromising flexibility of a contortionist to bend into whatever agreeable shape is needed in 

The Cost of God’s Best Story for You

The Cost of God’s Best Story for You

“Your homework this week is to seek out difficult conversations.” My life coach had built me up and helped me pull out my mission statement, but then she left me with those jarring words.  Not only did she want me to respond boldly to difficult