Feeling resentful?

Trapped in some employee situation where you feel powerless?

Twisting in the wind, feeling down and out, and not wanting to admit it?

Welcome to the club.

And I suggest we be willing to admit it.

If we don’t admit it we’re just clamping down the lid and feeding the fire.

Being resentful happens, we’re not wrong, no judgement, we’re human.

OK, let’s move forward. Here are three things to consider when feeling resentful.

First, the step-children of resentfulness are complaining and blaming.

Let’s make sure we have not slipped into those behaviors.

Next, resentfulness is supposed to feel bad. It’s a signal–a warning sign.

It tells us we’re losing self-regard and not living by our truth.

Finally, when managing people, resentfulness tells us that there was a boundary line that was not set. That there was a conversation that didn’t happen. That we allowed ourselves to get distracted with upset instead of focusing on our personal skill building.

Sorry, this is on us.

Let’s move forward with those conversations. Set those boundary lines, and take the time to build our skills. With every little step we take, we’ll feel better.

Any little step of action is better than ignoring, avoiding and feeling captive.

Resentfulness is a mighty indicator. Can we be alert to it?

Yes, we can.

I’m sure of it.