Second Guessing Yourself and Buckling on stance

Don’t Second Guess Yourself. While this might be one of the most difficult things to always do, it’s important that you show people that you’re not the type to go back on your word or be unsure of the things you say. Be reasonable and polite. If you find that your initial opinion or argument wasn’t as correct as it could’ve been, give yourself the permission to say, “I was wrong.”

Buckling on stance

While there’s nothing wrong with occasionally changing your mind and allowing your viewpoints to shift, people will lose respect for you in seconds if your opinions or decisions are quickly and repeatedly swayed by others.

Buckling on your stance should take more than just the views of others; rather, it requires some deep thinking and internal work, along with being given facts and a differing perspective. Changing your point of view has incredible benefits, including reducing negative emotions, counteracting your inherent biases, and giving the motivation to make positive changes.

If you’re willing to admit you got something wrong and that a change of mind was warranted, that’s respectable. But if you’re quick to agree and nod along without pause, this signals weakness and a lack of faith in your views.

People are surprisingly accommodating to even the most controversial opinions or decisions when you state what you mean, don’t apologize, and boldly commit to what you say. Just remember that there’s nothing wrong about admitting you were incorrect, just be sure you don’t do it so swiftly.