❥ 25 tips for stopping teammate bickering: ❥

❥ 25 tips for stopping teammate bickering: ❥

• don’t make comments personal.
• minimize the negative words in conversation. 
• don’t fixate on who’s right.
• find one thing to agree on ~ agree on your agreements!
• don’t sweat the small stuff… just let it go.
• learn the beauty of just being quiet. 
• keep perpective. not everything is the end of the world.
• be self-aware and self-discipled. 
• listen with everything you have!
• put yourself in the other person’s shoes. 
• take a  moment before you respond. think before you speak.
• don’t interrupt!
• use considerate and empathetic languagesuch as ~ “i understand that you feel…” and “i’m sorry that”…, etc.  
• frequently reaffirm the other person’s point of view.
• "own" your part of the conflict and don’t be afraid to say it. 
• make others feel understood.
• respond only to the message that was communicated. don’t get off track and start throwing in past hurts.
• accept that not everything will be resolved.
• focus on the message rather than on the delivery. 
• don’t be so defensive!
• use “i” instead of “you” when talking about problems.
• be mindful and centered.
• save your own feelings until later. 
• avoid reacting to sisters based on past conditioning, past relationships, your own defenses, insecurities, or sense of inadequacy. 
• at times… you must agree to disagree.