Go Suck a Lemon: Strategies for Improving Your Emotional Intelligence

by Michael Cornwall

I prefer to be treated with respect. If I am not, I can still live contentedly. I don’t need anyone’s cooperation to live contentedly. I enjoy affection. If I don’t get it, I can still be a valued human being. I don’t need anyone’s cooperation to live contentedly. I appreciate not being criticized. If I am, I can stand it. I don’t need anyone’s cooperation to live contentedly. I like to succeed when I try my best; but it isn’t a condition of my contentment. I don’t need anyone’s cooperation to live contentedly. I would rather be valued by others, but I can live contentedly when I’m not. I don’t need anyone’s cooperation to live contentedly. These beliefs are not as widely held, but they are rational, not harmful and will likely bring emotional comfort because the standards implicit in them are under the individual’s control.