Why do some people take offence at any utterance made by others? While I expect this is nothing new and it has been thus for many, many years, it has certainly (self-?)elevated to prominence through the vast communication network that exists through social and core media outlets. Perhaps there hides in these people an underlying ego-centricity, possibly cloaking a lack of self-esteem, and which is verging on the addictive. Sometimes it’s hard not to feel for those afflicted.
As coaches we learn to listen and to question to high standards. We also learn to be non-judgemental with our clients, if that is a personal trait that needs to be overcome. However, even when faced with a message outwardly non-judgemental and inclusive, someone will no doubt take offence and ask: “Why was I not included in the list…..?”
Is this a generational or cyclical attitude? It is certainly something that I see particularly in Generations X and Z. Members of my generation seem to be spending their time sticking various parts of their anatomy to roads; I’ll let you decide whether their cause is justifiable …….. As we approach “All Hallows E’en”, do we need to be afraid……very afraid…..?
