{"id":3435,"date":"2020-07-13T00:01:50","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T07:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internalgroove.com\/2023dev\/?p=3435"},"modified":"2020-07-12T10:07:06","modified_gmt":"2020-07-12T17:07:06","slug":"making-up-what-you-think-others-are-going-to-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internalgroove.com\/2023dev\/making-up-what-you-think-others-are-going-to-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Up What You Think Others Are Going to Say"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Has it ever happened to you?<\/h2>\n<p>You fret and worry over how someone is going to react in a certain situation.<\/p>\n<p>And then you get a completely unexpected response when the situation actually does unfold.<\/p>\n<p>This is an important lesson that <strong>you can\u2019t read other people\u2019s minds<\/strong>, and attempting to is costing you your own peace of mind.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Instead of getting anxious in advance of how someone is going to react, make a decision to approach them with an <a href=\"https:\/\/internalgroove.com\/2023dev\/mindset-of-stuck\/\">open mind<\/a>, without making any assumptions.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>This is actually a form of respect.<\/h2>\n<p>Whether in a social setting or fluctuating work environment, acting with an open mind can create a space for understanding and positive outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>And in a challenge to all of us to create positive change around equality for marginalized people, we must call out biases and prejudices that we may witness.<\/p>\n<p>This is a perfect place to start having <strong>conversations without making assumptions<\/strong> about how people are going to react.<\/p>\n<p>Take a stand for the dignity that every human deserves without being so sure you know how it\u2019s going to go.<\/p>\n<p>When you step into courage rather than anxiety, I promise there will be <a href=\"https:\/\/internalgroove.com\/2023dev\/no-bad-career-news\/\">hidden gifts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve found yourself in uncertain territory as our world continues to unfold, I can help. We are all feeling it and you\u2019re not alone. I\u2019ve helped many clients find the path that is right for them in the face of challenging circumstances. Please <a href=\"https:\/\/internalgroove.com\/2023dev\/contact-barb-garrison\/\">reach out for support<\/a>, whether career related, or otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>And if you know a friend or neighbor who could use hearing the advice in this article, <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Internal+Groove:+Making+up+what+you+think+other+are+going+to+say&amp;body=https:\/\/internalgroove.com\/2023dev\/making-up-what-you-think-others-are-going-to-say\/\">please forward this to them<\/a> too.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Making up what you think others are going to say is a recipe for anxiety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3436,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,48],"tags":[11,50],"class_list":["post-3435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-career-advice-articles","category-self-management","tag-difficult-work-situations","tag-personal-power"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/internalgroove.com\/2023dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/internalgroove.com\/2023dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/internalgroove.com\/2023dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/internalgroove.com\/2023dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/internalgroove.com\/2023dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3435"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/internalgroove.com\/2023dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3439,"href":"https:\/\/internalgroove.com\/2023dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3435\/revisions\/3439"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/internalgroove.com\/2023dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/internalgroove.com\/2023dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/internalgroove.com\/2023dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/internalgroove.com\/2023dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}