Enough About You, Let's Talk About Me Quotes

“Humility grounds a person in the realization that life is not always fair, yet it can be manageable. Genuinely humble people are psychologically secure because they do not require others to dote on them, nor do they try to position themselves for favored treatment. Even as they lay down the wish to play God, they also choose not toe allow another human to assume the position of a god over them.”
― Les Carter, Enough About You, Let's Talk About Me: How to Recognize And Manage the Narcissists in Your Life

“Empathy requires us to step outside of our own agendas long enough to develop an understanding of the other person's perspective. It can be rightly stated that no relationship will be whole without ongoing displays of empathy.”
― Les Carter, Enough About You, Let's Talk About Me: How to Recognize And Manage the Narcissists in Your Life

“You cannot afford to be overcome by chronic anger simply because the person in front of you chooses inappropriateness.”
― Les Carter, Enough About You, Let's Talk About Me: How to Recognize and Manage the Narcissists in Your Life

“Passive-aggressive people have not developed enough trust in others to be truly open. In fact, they shun opportunities to reveal who they really are because they feel that there is too much risk that they will lose power if they reveal themselves.”
― Les Carter, Enough About You, Let's Talk About Me: How to Recognize and Manage the Narcissists in Your Life

“If compliance will get them what they want, they will feign a cooperative spirit. If they think lying is necessary, they will say whatever needs to be said. If it seems profitable to keep secrets or to reveal only partial truths, they will do that.”
― Les Carter, Enough About You, Let's Talk About Me: How to Recognize and Manage the Narcissists in Your Life

“Despite their general disinterest in others' feelings, narcissists yearn to be admired; they need to win others' approval, even as they posture to keep a manipulative edge. They become masters at feigning interest, when in fact they are not interested at all. They can cover contempt for someone with seemingly genuine friendliness. So skilled are they at appearing likeable that even close associates can be fooled into assuming that all is well in the relationship even when it is not.”
― Les Carter, Enough About You, Let's Talk About Me: How to Recognize and Manage the Narcissists in Your Life

“Despite the destructive nature of this personality profile, many narcissists have a history of appearing friendly and agreeable-at first. Only after people have ongoing exposure to the private world of a narcissist do they experience the pain such a person can cause.”
― Les Carter, Enough About You, Let's Talk About Me: How to Recognize and Manage the Narcissists in Your Life

“Others manipulate through pouting, giving others the silent treatment, being secretive or stubborn, conniving behind others' backs, or being intimidating. Whatever the means, their behavior indicates that they place no value on open, straightforward communication; their only concern is that they get their way.”
― Les Carter, Enough About You, Let's Talk About Me: How to Recognize and Manage the Narcissists in Your Life

“Narcissists are not genuine. The ways they publicly present themselves are not necessarily true representations of what they really feel or believe. They are more interested in posturing for favorable reactions than being known as authentic. Rather than understanding relationships as safe havens where openness and transparency can be practiced, they enter relationships looking for ways to coerce others to do their bidding. Narcissists replace fair and honest exchanges with behaviors that manipulate other people so that they can get their way.”
― Les Carter, Enough About You, Let's Talk About Me: How to Recognize and Manage the Narcissists in Your Life

“Psychologically healthy people generally seek to be genuine, which involves a commitment to internal and external consistency. Simply put, genuineness means that someone's behavior can be trusted as an accurate reflection of that person's inner beliefs and priorities.”
― Les Carter, Enough About You, Let's Talk About Me: How to Recognize and Manage the Narcissists in Your Life

“Humble people are dignified, not because they believe their behavior can be an effective tool to control others, but because they have made dignity a part of their character.”
― Les Carter, Enough About You, Let's Talk About Me: How to Recognize And Manage the Narcissists in Your Life