The Little Things
My name is Alyssa, and I am recovering from a temper. There have been a lot of moments lately that I have quickly chosen to be mad. One example is this class that I just get really frustrated in because the entire class is based on Steven Covey's books about being effective in life. How annoying. What's even more annoying is that I agree with most of what he says, but for some reason he still makes me mad. I get so annoyed . Like dude, it's okay if we aren't perfect. We know you aren't either so stop acting like you know it all. Studying and practicing is very different my friend. One thing that he talks about is to listen to understand, not just to get your point across or for your opportunity to talk. He brings up some really good points about how most people just need to be listened to. And I have found that to be true, if people want advice they will ask for it. If people want you to chime in then they will give you time to speak and make it a conversation. B...