![]() When the coach replied, “yep,” the woman simply said, “OK then … buttercup signing off.”Īs I listened to their recap, I heard nothing but gratitude for this simple advice as it was just what she needed to shift the energy in the moment, which ultimately shifted the energy for the day, the household, her mood, etc. The woman, quite surprised, then asked, “Did you just say suck it up, buttercup?” After sharing for several minutes all the “wrongs” of this young man who obviously didn’t “get it,” this wise coach simply said, “suck it up, buttercup,” meaning move on and don’t let this annoyance ruin your day or life. This house guest was a nephew who maybe had simply never learned how to be a gracious receiver and the hostess was getting more put out by the moment. The woman had called her coach to get some guidance in dealing with what I would personally call a rude houseguest. I recently overheard a recap of a phone call between a woman and her life coach where this was the advice so graciously given - and just as graciously received. ![]() Ahhh … what fabulous words of wisdom, don’t you think? Maybe not for everything we encounter in life but certainly in those moments where we get way too consumed by daily minutiae or with those folks who, from our perspective, “just don’t get it.” ![]()
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