"I just refuse to take offense," she said. Then she explained, "If a person is stupid or ignorant, it's his problem, but if  I let his stupidity offend me, it becomes my problem." I overheard this at a coffee shop last weekend.

We can't control how other people act and behave, but we can control how we respond to their action or behavior.

Just drop it.

This is also true in dealing with critics, clients or supervisors.

Whatever they say or do (or don't do), you're in control over your own feeling. You always have a choice on how to respond to what they throw at you. Evaluate yourself and take any valuable input that could build you up, but make sure that you don't let any negative emotion slow you down.

Refuse to take offense. Keep on running.

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