I had a conversation earlier today with a coach I hired.
Let’s just say we have some differences of opinion when it comes to ‘style’ of coaching.
A few months ago, I would have been crippled with embarrassment to say the things in the way I said them to this chap today.
We’ve definitely lost a cultural sense of distinction – language has been watered down, we are referred to as ‘man’ or ‘bro’ or ‘brother’ rather than our names, it’s all impersonal and scientific.
I am cutting through this stuff. Being called man pisses me off, so I tell people to not call me that. This is distinct from the pronouns issue because I am talking about how I want to be treated, I don’t expect this to be a universal rule and I will not advocate legislation to penalise people but I will use it as a means to see who’s reasonable and who’s listening.
But being direct is different from being so-called aggressive or nasty or being a bit of a arsehole.
Learn to be a little more discerning and, despite the language in this post, be a bit more sophisticated.
Adult.