Keep away from the cost of offences

Hello steemians!

It’s the start of a new week, wishing you all the best of it.

Today I want to talk about offences, and about how to avoid wasting energy that can be channeled elsewhere on it. We find ourselves around people, people we account for alongside those we lead. It is normal for friction to occur while interacting with those around us, it is just left for us to choose how we react to it.

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There are many definition of the word offence but I would be considering this;

Offense is a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others, wounding their feelings in the process.

Wherever you are or be; especially in a workplace, you are bound to meet people and associate with them. Those that have a different type of orientation from what you have, and think in diverse ways. Some are very sensitive while some are not.

We are not bound to be friends with everyone you meet, but you are bound to accommodate them at least to avoid frictions.

When people start taking offence against you, your productivity might be affected and you tend to find things hard to do.

I have with me 3 things for you to do to save yourself from offences.

1. Have the right perspective: The way we view things might be different, it is best to view things from the right perspective. Meanwhile perspective is just another noun which means an appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer. Just make sure yours is from the right angle.

2. Prioritize people over goals/tasks: This is as simple as it is, make sure you don’t roll people over just to make sure your tasks are completed. This does not mean you should not do things because one or two persons might be offended, do your thing and make them see the way you are viewing it. Do not go about stepping toes just to get your task completed.

3. Follow up on people: Be nice, find out about people. If you do something you think it’s right, why not go ahead and see what they really feel. Do not assume people are fine with things, find out.

Keep negative energy away and keep steeming!