{"id":1756,"date":"2011-01-31T08:30:20","date_gmt":"2011-01-31T12:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/?p=1756"},"modified":"2011-01-28T10:36:15","modified_gmt":"2011-01-28T14:36:15","slug":"how-to-stop-being-a-control-freak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shieldsgroup.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/31\/how-to-stop-being-a-control-freak\/","title":{"rendered":"How to stop being a control-freak"},"content":{"rendered":"

How do I stop being a controller?<\/p>\n

Have you ever been labeled a control-freak? <\/strong>Even if you haven’t, take this quiz and maybe you will discover something about yourself.<\/p>\n

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  1. I believe slow drivers should have their licenses revoked.<\/em><\/li>\n
  2. I am not difficult to please; I just want things done right.<\/em><\/li>\n
  3. I am a list-maker.<\/em><\/li>\n
  4. When we go anywhere in the car, I drive.<\/em><\/li>\n
  5. I get bored when I have to listen to other people talk.<\/em><\/li>\n
  6. I don’t like people touching my stuff.<\/em><\/li>\n
  7. I have been told I am stubborn.<\/em><\/li>\n
  8. I take it personally when people disagree with me.<\/em><\/li>\n
  9. When watching TV with others, I always have to have the remote.<\/em><\/li>\n
  10. I take care of the finances in my home. You want some money? Check with me.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Being a controller is almost always damaging<\/strong> to relationships, mental health, and to your relationship with God.<\/p>\n

    This podcast speaks to our tendency toward control and gives practical steps to deal with it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    My notes are available upon request by emailing me here:<\/p>\n

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    ~Steve<\/p>\n