Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Oprah Article

5 Ways to Survive Your Next Family Gathering
Strategy #1: Give Up Hope
The hope that our families will act perfectly—or even reasonably well—sets us up to whack the tar baby, to be incapacitated by the dysfunctions we'll almost certainly encounter.
Strategy #2: Set Secure Boundaries
Strategy #3: Lose Control
Remember this: Any attempt you make to control other people actually puts you under their control.
Strategy #4: Become a Participant Observer
Strategy #5: Debrief

1 comment:

Yelena Starikova said...

Haha...funny article. Great Tips. Thanks for sharing!)

XO,
Yelena