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What you choose when you face choice points significantly influences the life you create

June 11 2021

Recognizing Your Choice Points

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If there is one core principle in which the Power of TED* work rests, it is this: You always have a choice about how you respond to life events. You may not always like your choices, and your range of choices may be narrow. However, you always have a choice. You can choose to react […]

When problems and obstacles arise...welcome them as teachers that are challenging you to grow.

May 28 2021

Learning from the Persecutor

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Last week our blog was titled “The Many Faces of the Persecutor,” in which we described several ways the Persecutor role in the Dreaded Drama Triangle (DDT) may appear. As unpleasant as Persecutors can be—whether they show up as people, conditions, or situations—they can also be openings for great learning. When you cultivate the antidote […]

It's often easier to identify the Persecutor role in others than it is in ourselves.

May 21 2021

The Many Faces of the Persecutor

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Earlier this week, I (David) was facilitating a live session with a leadership team who wanted to develop more positive and trusting relationships. As part of our eCourse curriculum, we talked about the three roles of the Dreaded Drama Triangle (DDT). When I asked them to describe their perception of the Persecutor role, they used […]

Drama Roles are like highway signs telling us to slow down, observe, and make empowering choices.

May 7 2021

Making Friends with Your Drama Roles

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You know what drama feels like. It’s a muddled mess of difficult energy and usually means you are in an entangled relationship with someone else, a situation, or the way you are relating to yourself. When you slip into this darker drama energy, it’s rare to find any benefit to living in the Dreaded Drama […]

When you are stuck in the "need-to-please" pattern, you neglect yourself and disempower others

April 16 2021

Recovering from the Need-to-Please Pattern

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Recovering from the “need-to-please” pattern can be a long journey and is deeply rooted in the Rescuer role of the Dreaded Drama Triangle (DDT). When your “go-to” role in the DDT is being the Rescuer, you easily take on being helpful and pleasing to others as a self-identify. Your focus is on the needs of […]