Episode 181: Would you change places with them?

I occasionally work with clients who are distressed over the
apparently unfair treatment they have received from their parents
relative to their siblings, who they believe have been given
everything on a silver platter. A simple tactic I've developed to
respond to envy (especially in the context of siblings) is to
ask: would you change places with them? In ten years, I've yet to
meet someone who would. And if you believe the situation is
unfair, but you wouldn't switch places with the other party, then
you might be in a more advantageous position than you realize.


#siblings #envy #fairness