Give Up Controlling Behavior

Controlling behavior can be easy torecognize in others. Bossiness is the most blatant form of control;the tactical passive aggressive manoeuvres can be more difficult tospot. It is more difficult to own up to our controlling behavior andadmit that we at times have a secret agenda for our words andbehavior.
Georgianna Donadio in ChangingBehavior said, “Often we think we are behaving collaborative,acting respectfully, or that we do not have an agenda going into aninteraction when indeed we are working towards an outcome that servesour needs or desires. . . being aware of our intentions is the singlemost important responsibility we each have towards another person.”
Self awareness is key. We need to behonest with ourselves. Are we really listening to and being open withour partner. Or are we hiding our true objective and trying tomanipulate circumstances and people to get what we want.


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