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Have you ever had the BEST of intentions of addressing an issue with someone and yet, somehow things just went sideways into poor communication and a negative outcome?

If you think about your experiences with people at work or home…

…Have you ever found yourself feeling more and more annoyed and irritated by someone [...]

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Difficult People Case Examples

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Here are just a few examples of rapid positive change with the Wellspring Method…

“This method helped me to put the demands of work into perspective. People have known that I’ve been stressed about the pressures and expectations of my job for awhile now, but the program helped me learn to take things much less personally. It [...]

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Why Advice Doesn’t Work

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Why Advice from Books, Articles, Talks
or Teleseminars Don’t Produce REAL Change

These “information” products focus on giving you advice on dealing with people, but ignore the extreme importance of your inner sensitive spots and stress reactions.

I’ve found that many people just want someone to TELL them how to deal with difficult people. But after [...]

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If there is ONE skill in life that guarantees success in life, it’s knowing how to be assertive, confident and effective with people.

The most successful people in business aren’t the ones who possess special skills or knowledge. They’re the ones who can confidently communicate with people and arouse in them a spirit of cooperation [...]

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Here’s an important concept… You should not just “read about” dealing with difficult people.

Instead, take it a step further and actually CHANGE the way you feel and react! You’ll find that it makes a HUGE difference.

Here’s why…

By now you’ve probably read about the “Difficult People Tango” that I describe in Chapter [...]

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Take this quiz and find out! 1. A boss or supervisor angrily criticizes you in a condescending manner because you didn’t do something “correctly” (i.e., the way they wanted). You realize you could have done the task differently if you had been given the proper instructions and you’re uncomfortable with their angry intimidating approach. How [...]

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Have you ever tried to work with negative people who COMPLAIN about everything?

And if you tried to give them a helpful suggestion for their problem, they just shot it down with a million reasons why it wouldn’t work? Or, perhaps they simply negated your idea by flatly stating, “I tried that.”

How can you [...]

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Here are some typical feelings and reactions that are signs that you are dealing with a narcissistic personality.

Do you feel like this around someone in YOUR life?

• I am always made to feel SMALL or less important to them than I believe I should feel,
• I hate that they always need [...]

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In my website survey, people reported all kinds of annoying and frustrating behavior in their coworkers, bosses, employees or family members.

Very often they would end with a question like, “How can I control my feelings when I’m around this person?” or, “How do I get power over my emotions in this situation?”

Question From [...]

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“My neighbors are harassing me. How do you deal with neighbor harassment and difficult people like these?”

I’ve been asked this question SEVERAL times now, so I thought I’d write an article on the topic.

The word “neighbor harassment” is a very broad term. For different people neighbor harassment can mean anything from neighbors who [...]

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