Quotes From The Top Of The Mind

Quote: "You don't have to attend every argument to which you are invited." - Unknown Comment: A participant in one of my workshops gave me this quote, and I am impressed with how it reminds us that we have choices about how we interact with those around us. While this seems somewhat obvious, I would imagine that many of us find these interactions almost automatic (especially around arguments). In other words, when someone "invites us to an argument" by criticizing some aspect of our lives, most of us find ourselves reacting in one of several very predictable ways. We either fight back, defend ourselves, or withdraw. For those of you who are aware of my Top of the Mind philosophy, you know that this fight or flight tendency is driven by the lower, reactive 20% of the brain. And further, when we are coming from this lower reactive brainstem, we don't have access to the clarity, confidence, and creativity of the "Top of the Mind" that we need to be successful in life. This is especially true when trying to b