02 Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t
Why Speaking Up For Yourself Is Often A “Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t” Decision For Men
It’s true. Men often won’t ask for what they most need.
Perhaps you hesitate asking significant others, children or even an employee to take certain responsibilities, so you don’t feel overwhelmed doing so much yourself.
Or it could be you’re reluctant to tell a friend, an employee, a teenaged child or significant others that a certain behavior is wearing on your nerves.
It’s so frustrating!
It can also be something as everyday as a significant other getting upset when you say something that you thought was completely harmless.
You wish you could simply speak your truth without creating waves, but end up often just stuffing your feelings.
Below, listen to Ray Bedard, a former pilot with the
Canadian Air
Force and
founder of True Course Simulations
describe the bind he
finds himself in
when
needing to speak his truth —
“The problem with speaking my truth,
it’s kind of damned if you do,
damned if you don’t.”
Below, listen to Larry Rosenberg, PhD, a retired marketing professor and star of The Larry Show describe the actual physical problems he experiences when having to stuff his feelings.
“Bottling it up can cause headaches or ill feelings or just negative feelings about myself.”
Below, listen to Sherry Farrell, a real
estate broker
and mom,
hilariously describe the tongue-tied bind she finds herself in
when
wanting to express her needs —
“You start off saying keep peace at all costs . . .
and you silently suffer . . .”
Below, listen to Dr. Deborah Kearney, a prominent educator and founder of Job Smart Enterprises describe the tortuous bind she too experiences when wanting to Speak Her Truth —
“The problem of Speaking Your Truth
is working through the emotion of it.
I don’t do it well.”
Women usually are even more inhibited speaking up to get their needs fulfilled than men —
Listen to what Wayne, a gentleman I struck
up a
conversation with,
had to say about the problems he faces
Speaking His Truth —
“Most people lie to each other
and call it having a relationship.”
As a man, which issues regarding speaking up for yourself apply most to you, [syt_user_name]?
Check one or all that apply to you below, then proceed onto your customized Mini-Masterclass for speaking your truth, relationship harmony and becoming an inspiring business leader:
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