Do You Try To Please Everyone?
By Brenda Hyde
Have you learned that you can't please everyone? I have. I've seen the
frustration on the part of Moms, wives and business women over trying to
please the customers and people in their lives. It just isn't going to
happen all the time. If I could figure out how to make everyone is my
life happy I would pass this along to you in a split second. Instead I
will say that you can only do your best at all that you attempt in your
life.
If you feel good about who you are and how you treat people then this
will
come through in your interactions with others. Let's face it; when Great
Grandma
Dorothy sweeps the highest ledge in your kitchen with her finger and
comes up with
dust there isn't anything you can do or say to please her. You have to
let her
make her comments about young women today not using the "white glove
test" like she did, and just nod your head and smile.
I was in the customer service service end of business for a long time. I
have handled the worst and best of customers, sometimes all in one day.
I also am a Mom, a sister, a daughter, and a daughter-in-law. I have
learned several things over the years. You must remember to laugh. In
the face of the worst situation you need a friend you can turn to and
use your best sarcasm to vent about what is happening.
They don't even need to give you advice most of the time, but they need
to listen and
laugh with you. One quick email or phone call can help you return to the
situation ready to face it again.
The other thing I have learned, which I think is equally as important,
is self control. Don't cry, yell, get mean or vent during the
confrontation. Be confident, state what you feel and let the person show
their true self. Then get hold of your friend later and vent those
nasty feelings. Laugh until your side hurts. You can't please everyone.
People will find fault with your site, your products, your housekeeping,
your parenting and whatever else they can come up with. So what? What
counts is that YOU know you are doing the best you can, and you feel
good about yourself.
About the author
Brenda Hyde is a wife and Mom of three, a freelance writer, and editor of Seeds of Knowledge.
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