By Trent Hamm
The things you don’t want to hear are often the very things you should be thinking about and focusing on.
Whenever my weight used to peak, the last thing I wanted to hear from anyone was a remark about my weight. It made me angry to hear it and I would often just walk away from anyone who remarked on it.
At the various points in my life when I was really challenged by my spiritual and religious beliefs, I would often get very upset with people who would speak out in opposition to whatever my beliefs were at the time. I did not want to hear criticism of whatever it was that I believed.
When my spending was at its worst, I would get incredibly defensive about how I was choosing to spend my dollars and cents. I’d simply say that I could afford it (when I... More...