February 17, 2009PowerPhrase of the Week ~ That’s mean
I overheard Nancy on the phone with Kevin, pressuring him to come to a party she was giving. I tensed up when she started to “guilt-trip” him, and thought about how I would feel if she was pressuring me the way she pressured him. But Kevin seemed unfazed by the tactic. He just said,
- That’s mean.
His voice was pleasant and sweet, and Nancy backed off. She told Kevin she missed him, which had a much different feel than her previous pressure.
I marveled as I listened, because I react to pressure. Had Nancy spoken to me that way, it might not have been a blip on a friendship screen. Kevin Spoke Strong without being combative, and the friendship continued its previous flow
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