Valuable Tips to Stop Being Defensive at Office

2. Don’t take anything personally:

When you are at office, it is always needed for you to not take up anything personally. Because, if you take anything personally, you can’t continue being productive in your professional life. Though it is rather difficult to handle everything just in a professional manner even though you get hurt personally because of workplace reasons, you have to try not taking anything personally. If your boss tells you that, “You have completed the report late”, turn that as “The report was presented to them quite late”. So, if you have delayed finishing any given report, make sure you are on time the next time, by finishing it at the given time, said Judy Winkler, coach and counselor of 35 years.

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3. Take a break to think upon before telling something:

Dr. Philip Dembo, a life coach and a relationship expert says that, “Never react suddenly without thinking, always respond after thinking”. Don’t you think those are wise words? Yes, whenever you feel devastated, definitely you feel like crying as you are upset at that point of time. So, it is always advisable for you to take a deep breath, after you get hurt by someone of something at office.

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