Family on Friday!!!
Continuing from last week's edition of Family on Friday, I'm going to explore the concept of feeling anger without being angry. That degree of control comes in handy when you need to be part of the solution to a confrontation.
Let's pretend that this whole country is a family and the President is the parent (Supreme Court is the grandparents, and Congress is like the creeeepy uncle/aunt that no one lets you ride alone with). When was the last time that no one was angry with the position of the President? Like, really, really angry. Spitting mad.
When was the last time you saw any President "go off?" The temptation for them to get all Christian Bale on the media alone must be overwhelming. So why don't they? Training, coaching, and possibly performance enhancing drugs.
Now let's pretend they are angry because they love this country and they're trying to get us to agree with what they think is best for us. We get angry because what they have done/asked/refused goes against what we want and upsets us. Confrontation ensues.
As a (Co-)President of your family, you will meet with dissension, organized protests, and vetoes when you are just trying to keep your family on what you've decided is the right path. Get Presidential. Walk calmly to the disenfranchised, acknowledge their pain, apologize for any part you may have played in it, tell them that your position isn't going to change just because it met with opposition, because it was formed by the love you have for them, and that love isn't going to change.
Obviously, the President isn't always right. Next week, we'll explore how handling confrontation calmly can change policy without waffling, back-peddling, flip-flopping, or calling the Supreme Court.
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