Get Defensive

I got a little defensive last night when my brother/business partner, Chad, started suggesting some things to me with regards to our sales process.

Instances like this are worth reflecting on...

Why did I get defensive?

Did I feel attacked?

Was he pointing something out that I could be doing better?

Was I frustrated with the whole situation?

Honestly, I think it was all of the above.

At the end of the meeting though, it was all smiles and laughs for all of us. We're all on the same team and we're all working towards the same goals. I know he's only asking questions and challenging me to make the company and I better.

I think it's important in a business partnership to be able to speak your mind no matter what the reaction of the other person or people will be. Keeping things bottled up will never help.

And getting defensive is not necessarily a bad thing...

If you never get defensive, perhaps you need more people in your life to challenge you...