How to Keep People from Pushing Your Buttons

We all know that life can get tough. Many companies are down-sizing and letting workers go, leaving those with jobs uneasy about their future. Many families may be under the added stress of divorce or remarriage - and newly blended families seldom look like The Brady Bunch! On top of these pressures, technology is speeding up the pace of life, confronting us all with hundreds of tasks that all seemingly need to get done today.
With all this stress, pressure, uncertainty and worry there are many things and many people out there who can potentially set you off, drive you crazy, or push your buttons. Sometimes people push our buttons on purpose. At other times people's unfair behavior may be unintentional, but we still get upset, defensive, hurt, or furious. Sometimes the button-pusher may not be a person but a thing - such as an upcoming event or a period of uncertainty. These button-pushers can range in magnitude from divorce or unemployment down to such everyday hassles as traffic jams, boring meetings, or being short-changed by an automatic teller machine.
This book provides specific, realistic ways to keep people and events from pushing your buttons. It does so without resorting to theoretical jargon, "new age" psychology, or positive thinking quick fixes. Instead, this book provides you with a set of specific skills you can use to help you react more effectively in the face of potential button-pushers. You can learn to live an active, alive, vigorous, and demanding life without being a casualty of your own efforts - by taking away the power you give to bosses, colleagues, staff, kids, parents, friends, neighbors, and lovers to push your buttons.
These methods work. The authors have given over ten thousand presentations on these skills all over the world. The skills are equally applicable in your professional and personal lives; although situations and circumstances may vary, the skills apply everywhere.
Life is short and precious. The skills presented in How to Keep People From Pushing Your Buttons will help you to better succeed at what you are doing and enjoy the trip!