There is this person I have to interact with who majorly annoys me. Basically, micromanagers majorly annoy me. They stifle creativity from everyone around them.

I'm trying to temper this with the optimistic outlook I read recently on another blog post. You promise yourself that you will be upbeat no matter what happens to you. You are in control of how you feel.

Yes, you can control how you feel but you can't control other people and the way they might put you down in a oh so subtle way in front of others. And you can't control what those others think. That annoys me the most.

Why is it that people feel they need to put down someone in front of others? Isn't the high road taking people aside and speaking to them privately?

The answer is that putting people down in front of others gives that person a sense of power.

I just wonder how you keep that person from getting the power. I'm not the competitive type, and I don't think fast when put on the spot. Wish I was. I've never been good at this crap.

On the other hand, I just got a compliment tonight on being one of the nicest people. Wow. Guess I'd rather be thought of as nice than a person who snipes back.

Funny world this.