Know Any "Know It All's?"

Do either of these sound like anyone you know? Do either of these sound like you?

Why not ask the people who want the best for you and who will be candid with you? And when you do, ask them how much they feel that your being in one or the other columns affects how much people respect you.

Having an Opinion

1. Don't offer it unless they are asked

2. Have basic trust

3. Not need to prove or show something

4. Don't need to control people and situation

5. More secure within themselves

6. Cooperate with something they disagree with

7. View and live life as "win win"

8. Low maintenance (easy to please, hard to upset)

9. Not take things personally

10. Okay with being wrong

11. Other serving

12. Great guest at holiday dinners

Being Opinionated

1. Offer it without being asked

2. Have basic distrust

3. Always need to prove or show something

4. Always need to control people and situation

5. Less secure within themselves

6. Won't cooperate with something they disagree with

7. View and live life as "zero sum"

8. High maintenance (hard to please, easy to upset)

9. Take things too personally and then verbally bite back

10. Can't handle being wrong

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11. Self-serving

12. Pain in the a** at holiday dinners