“You’re a man-hater," he said. I’m not. But I had to work with him...

I couldn’t change his mind, but I could change my response.

“Ohhhh… So you’re a man-hater,” he said. 

Whoa… Whaaaa?!

Not so!

The accusation landed like a gut punch. I wanted to punch back. 

But he and I had to work together. 

Fortunately, my decades of therapy, coaching, meditation training, et cetera, rushed in to keep me from a triggered, career-compromising reaction. Instead, I was able to harness my anger (and di…