My stubborness

Is gonna ruin my relationships with friends and families. How do I break this trait or tone it down a lil bit. Anybody else suffering from chronic stubbornitis? I think im even more stubborn when it comes to my relationship with my man.

As an Aqua, stubborness runs through our veins. Sometimes we Aquas get so boggled down/focused on being RIGHT, that we often forget that sometimes EVERYONE can be right and/or offer the same amount of intelligence, BUT just in a different way/angle.

The way to tone down stubborness is to remain open-minded IN the moment. Not after it's all said & done. But right THERE in the moment when others are noticing it. 1, people cannot change what they don't acknowledge, so the 1st step is in acknowledging this about yourself.

Secondly, try to DATE YOURSELF. Figure out which people and situations you are most likely to become stubborn in & go from there. For example, if you're most likely to become stubborn around the time someone disagrees with you, next time try to keep your lips sealed AND consider ALL arguments before you speak. Instead of listening to another person only with the intent to figure out what you're going to say next, actually LISTEN next time. Be to others what you'd want others to be/do for you. That's how you change it.

Each time you are being stubborn, place the shoe on the other foot & imagine how you'd feel if someone JUST LIKE YOU were giving off the exact same vibes. In other words, look in the mirror. Sometimes imagining how you'd feel if the tables were turned is the best way to acknowledge & change things. Don't wait until these flaws in your character ruin all of your friendships/relationships. I say that b/c most people assume that stubborness will remain the same in a person. They don't see certain traits as going away any time soon. So if you lose someone important b/c of this, they probably WON'T be back, thus they'll assume "some things never change." Take up the challenge & prove to YOURSELF that being RIGHT/getting your way all the time is only TEMPORARY satisfaction. And that temporary satisfaction is NOT worth losing a GREAT thing long-term