Do you ever feel that someone is trying to intimidate you? I was talking with one of my favourite clients this week and this very topic came up.
Intimidate means to 'make timid' but can someone intimidate you without your permission?
I certainly believe that people can behave in an unpleasant way by trying to make themselves appear more important / valued / significant / better [and a variety of other tactics] but that no one can intimidate you if you are not willing to be intimidated.
Next time your feel like someone is trying to intimidate you stop and examine the situation more clearly. Are you holding steady in your own power, maintaining your confidence and belief in yourself, or are you giving that all away - accepting their invitation to become timid?
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Whenever I feel that someone is trying to intimidate me I remember the very clear basic lesson I learned many years ago by a lecturer talking on 'changing your thinking' giving as an example the scenario where a large spider is on the wall and someone says "that spider frightens me." That spider is doing no such thing. It is not frightening me. I am allowing myself to be frightened by the spider.
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