"With understanding comes new perspective." John Gray

So I'm reading a book called "Venus on fire Mars on Ice: Hormonal Balance...the key to Life Love and Energy" by John Gray, Ph.D. - I came across the above quote which rang true to my thought process. I think I was born with an inate understanding of people because I profiling personalities comes so easy to me. I can usually figure out a person before they even open their mouths. I can tell in their writing and actions whether or not they are being truthful or have something to hide. Without realizing it, I use my talent/skill on every temp assignment I have. I quickly assess the personality of the people I'm working for then adjust my own in order to complete the assignment.

In most cases, I make new faux friends and in a very few, I don't. This skill is needed in order to rely on temping as your only source of income. Life isn't complicated, people make their lives complicated.

Which brings me to the title of this post, "with understanding comes new perspective." Through the years of temping, I have learned to alleviate much stress and worry by understanding the people I come in contact. I take a moment and try to understand why they reacted a certain way towards me then I pause before responding.

Human behavior is indeed fascinating. Instead of judging someone off the bat, take a moment and put yourself in their shoes then proceed. If they're hostile and unbending in their poor attitude, move on - walk away. Ninety percent of the time I understand why people react to me in a certain way. The other ten percent is a mystery.

Change your perspective, drop your fears and give someone one chance, then move on.