Hasn't everyone met at a difficult person sometime? One person says NO. But you just can't be liked by everyone. Its time to consider the concept of acceptance when dealing with difficult people.

1. Dealing with Difficult People Series No, I’ve Never Met Anyone Who Was Difficult By Dr Judy Esmond Get your FREE Difficult People Book at http:// www.nodifficultpeople.com Copyright Dr Judy Esmond

2. Delightfully Difficult People In my ‘dealing with delightfully difficult people’ conference presentations and workshops I always ask the attendees to... Get your FREE Difficult People Book at http:// www.nodifficultpeople.com Copyright Dr Judy Esmond

3. Difficult Person in Your Life Raise their hand if they have ever met, dealt with or escaped from a difficult person in their life. Get your FREE Difficult People Book at http:// www.nodifficultpeople.com Copyright Dr Judy Esmond

4. Without hesitation all hands shoot up into the air. After all, haven’t we all come across someone who we have found difficult at some time? Except one day, one hand stayed down. Have You Met A Difficult Person Get your FREE Difficult People Book at http:// www.nodifficultpeople.com Copyright Dr Judy Esmond

5. There was silence from the rest of the audience in the conference hall. “ You have never found the behavior of someone else to be difficult?” I asked again. Silence in The Conference Hall Get your FREE Difficult People Book at http:// www.nodifficultpeople.com Copyright Dr Judy Esmond

6. “ No never!” “ I’ve never met a difficult person”, she said firmly. No I Never Have Get your FREE Difficult People Book at http:// www.nodifficultpeople.com Copyright Dr Judy Esmond

7. “ So what do you do when you disagree with someone?” I queried. “ I never disagree with anyone”, she said, “I just always walk away and I never argue, I never have conflict and… What If You Disagree? Get your FREE Difficult People Book at http:// www.nodifficultpeople.com Copyright Dr Judy Esmond

8. Hidden in There? “ I have never met a difficult person and I like everyone”. And there - ‘hidden’ in the response was the answers to my questions. Get your FREE Difficult People Book at http:// www.nodifficultpeople.com Copyright Dr Judy Esmond

9. When we avoid ever expressing a difference of opinion with others, we may avoid difficult situations but… Avoiding Situations Get your FREE Difficult People Book at http:// www.nodifficultpeople.com Copyright Dr Judy Esmond

10. We also devalue the importance of our own thoughts, ideas and opinions being heard. Value Your Own Importance Get your FREE Difficult People Book at http:// www.nodifficultpeople.com Copyright Dr Judy Esmond

11. Accept That This Happens Just accept that this happens - you cannot like or be liked by everyone. Get your FREE Difficult People Book at http:// www.nodifficultpeople.com Copyright Dr Judy Esmond

12. Do Not Blame or Shame Your behavior can be difficult and other people’s behavior can be difficult. Don’t blame, don’t shame! Get your FREE Difficult People Book at http:// www.nodifficultpeople.com Copyright Dr Judy Esmond

13. Acceptance and Growth For as Peter McWilliams explains: “ Acceptance is such an important commodity, some have called it the first law of personal growth”. Get your FREE Difficult People Book at http:// www.nodifficultpeople.com Copyright Dr Judy Esmond

14. You may not get on with everyone you meet and they may not like you and that is alright. You may disagree with others and they with you – that’s alright too. Not With Everyone Get your FREE Difficult People Book at http:// www.nodifficultpeople.com Copyright Dr Judy Esmond

15. You may find that there are people who you meet in your life whose behavior you will find annoying, frustrating and difficult to deal with and that’s alright as well. People Can Be Frustrating Get your FREE Difficult People Book at http:// www.nodifficultpeople.com Copyright Dr Judy Esmond

16. Accept these differences. But most of all, make it your aim to focus your time and energy on… Where to Focus Your Time? Get your FREE Difficult People Book at http:// www.nodifficultpeople.com Copyright Dr Judy Esmond

17. Strategies for yourself on how to deal with those behaviors in others you find the most difficult. Your Own Strategies Get your FREE Difficult People Book at http:// www.nodifficultpeople.com Copyright Dr Judy Esmond

18. Would you like more ideas? Then I invite you to get my Free Book on ‘Dealing with Difficult People: 17 Ideas on How to Handle Difficult People’ at http://www.nodifficultpeople.com See you there! Your Free Book Now

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