Goal for the Day: Being Nice is Always the Best Route

Sometimes people treat us very poorly. Yet, is responding in kind the best way to deal with it? While it’s easy to spit out a vitriolic response, afterwards, don’t you feel rather lousy about yourself?


There’s got to be a middle ground. Betraying your nature will always make you feel empty. If you’re naturally an agreeable person, then being nice is always the best route. In being pleasant, you don’t have to be a victim. There’s always a way to protect your boundaries and preserve your self-respect while still being true to your agreeable nature.

Respond to everyone politely. When people are rude and disrespectful to you, giving them their ugliness back is not going to help everything. Politely walk away and feel confident in your ability to keep the peace.