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How to Master the Art of Confrontation and Completely Resolve Any Issue
This will completely upgrade your mindset
“All confidence is acquired, developed. No one is born with confidence. Those people you know who radiate confidence, who have conquered worry, have acquired their confidence, every bit of it.” -Dr. David Schwartz
I’ve only even known one person who seemed to be 100% relaxed with confrontation.
His name was Beau, and he was a mentor of mine in college. He was very type-A, a dominant and intimidating character. He seemed inexplicably sure of himself. He never had a problem with straightforward confrontation.
I envied him tremendously. I was terrified of confrontation (especially if it was with him, geez). My adrenaline surged just thinking about having a hard conversation. My whole life, my response to something I didn’t like was passive acceptance. Frankly, it was pathetic. I felt spineless, like a doormat everyone walked on.
Mastering confrontation is difficult, no doubt about it. Some of the most successful, powerful, and imposing individuals have a hard time with it. You may have met one or two people in your life who seem wired for it, but they’re not the norm. The other 99% of us usually have a really hard time expressing how we feel in a…
