Good Morning,

None of us are going to get everything we want, no matter how much we argue and try to change other people's minds. Even those with dictatorial powers can not get everyone to agree and submit to their mandates.

Let's face it, we are all different. We come from different families, grew up in different parts of the world, went to different schools, have had different life experiences and have different political views, all giving us different outlooks on life.

The little diagram at the bottom of the cartoon, above is a pictorial representation which I have used for years in leadership training exercises. Like many issues, where we are standing influences what we see. Try it. How many bars do you see, 3 or 4?

We don't need to agree with others but, we should do our best to understand where the other person is coming from. Sometimes we will learn, and change our position. Others, we will stick to our position and, rather than fighting endlessly to change the view of the other person, just agree to disagree and move on. Life is too short to get bogged down in endless and unwinnable arguments.

Have a great week.