Rule #14 – Always Get A Different Pair Of Shoes

You need a different pair of shoes. Not only every day, but several times a day.

When it comes to seeing things most of us are pretty blind. What I mean by this is what’s often called a lack of perspective. It’s easy to look at life from our own point of view, but it takes more time to see a matter from where someone else is standing.

Another way to say this is you need to get into the other person’s shoes. Thus when you are having a problem with someone at work, at home, or anywhere else get into a different pair of shoes. Try on the other person’s perspective. Even if you don’t agree with it you can at least try to understand it. Doing so won’t make the problem go away, but it will make it easier to manage.

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