Your Need to Be Right Can Destroy You

Words are flying in the air. Hurtful words that want to strike the opponent down. Shouted sentences attack each other’s, but ears are deaf to hear the meaning behind the message. These two parties have lost control of the situation, and there are only emotions and egos battling against each other. When the crisis is over, they feel powerless, and nothing has been achieved.

Two Sides For the Same Story

In a relationship, there are always two different needs. When these needs have a conflict, it ends up in an argument. When we strongly need another person to hear us, we often fail to listen to them. If neither person listens to the other, progress in anything is impossible.

Whether in a relationship or business, being right blocks critical information floating into your brain. This information could help you avoid a mistake or help your personality grow. If the only voice you consider valid is your own, you may miss vital things to progress.

There is often no one truth in things, but being arrogant and always thinking that you know it better can lead you into your trap. Try to transfer yourself from your own mind, see a problematic situation from an outsider’s perspective, and start exploring your own behavior more critically.

Loving Your Own Voice Keeps You Small

I have never been the loudest in a group to speak, but there was a time when I liked to hear my voice more than listen to others. There was a time when I needed always to be correct and get my own opinion heard to feel my superiority. Despite warnings, my nature drove me into situations that I could have avoided by listening and forgetting my ego.

It doesn’t make you weak or abandon your own needs if you listen clearly, to what the other party wants to say. If something about you requires improvement, feedback from outside can sometimes be valuable. Don’t allow any opinions to take you down, but explore the possibility hidden inside the message to make you evolve.

To succeed in anything in life, you need to be open about different perspectives, learn new things, and question yourself. If you felt a sting in your heart, that maybe someone tried to tell you something that you needed to hear, but you failed to listen, this is the right moment to do something about it.

With Love,
Jenna

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