Winner's Circle Network with Lou Tice - Personal Attacks

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Winner's Circle Network with Lou Tice - " Personal Attacks "

How do you respond to personal affronts or insults? If you have high

self-esteem, they probably don't bother you much, I'll tell you why.

Have you ever noticed that people with low self-esteem have a terrible time

with anything they perceive as an insult? You see, beneath their façade of

self-confidence, they're really not convinced of their own value or

competence. So whenever they believe that someone has insulted or rejected them,

they come unglued.

They fret and fume, they get angry, they spend a lot of time brooding about

it, and sometimes they even seek retaliation or revenge. But people with

high self-esteem just brush it off. For example, at the height of the U. S.

Civil War, President Lincoln and his secretary of war paid a visit to

General McClellan in the battle area to hear first hand about how the war

was going.

As they were waiting for the general to arrive, McClellan came in, covered

in grime. He brushed by them, went upstairs, and eventually sent his maid

to tell them he was tired and had gone to bed. The secretary of war was

aghast and said to Lincoln, " Surely you're not going to let him get by with

that. Surely you will relieve him of his command. "

Lincoln thought about it for a minute or two. Then he said, " No, I will not

relieve him. That man wins battles and I would hold his horse and clean his

shoes if it would hasten the end of this bloodshed by one hour. " It's the

same for anyone who has high self-esteem. They are so secure that they can

easily be humble and nothing threatens their sense of purpose and

self-worth. Think about that next time someone insults you.

Lou Tice

The Pacific Institute

Blessings,

Charlene

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