When people challenge your ideas, they help you (whether they know it or not).

Oli Anderson
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When people challenge your ideas, they help you (whether they know it or not). People who challenge you are not necessarily trying to be mean. If you are the type of person who is willing to listen to other people’s opinions on an issue, then you will find that they are actually helping you. The people who challenge your ideas are giving you their thoughts, and asking how you feel about them.

You may very well realize that some of the things they say are actually valid. And, if something is valid, then it may be something that you can build upon.

Source: Dialogue / Ego Real Communication

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