In all contexts, the expression red flag signifies stopping.
Examples of this are below;
On the roads, red lights signal us to stop our vehicles.
Red tape cautions us from going beyond a certain point.
In sports, red flags are thrown when a game is stopped due to a shortcoming.
Red flags are also waved on race car tracks when conditions are too dangerous to continue down the road.
Red flags might not be obvious and on that not am here to kind off help you retrospect through some pointers
It's always easy to identify red flags in others, but what about you and the things that you need to work on?
1. Ghosting or silent treatment
Ghosting or silent treatment is a situation where you find yourself unable to talk to someone or even acknowledge their presence
It can be a fleeting reaction to a situation in which one person feels angry, frustrated, or too overwhelmed to deal with a problem
If you have a series of relationships that end without communication then this is something you might want to work on
2. Lack of self-awareness
Self-awareness involves understanding one's needs, and emotions and taking full ownership.
Lack of self-awareness is covered up in projecting and turning the blame on others
e.g. you make me feel insecure, You make me not be happy
It is always about others and not you
3. Criticizing everyone and everything
Immediate attention is needed.
when you find your view, idea, or opinion is ‘the it’ and others can’t even merge.
It is important to note that no one wants to be criticized all the time, it is demoralizing.
Pay attention to how your energy shifts when commenting or talking to or about others.
4. Not respecting other people's boundaries
This can take shape as a leadership trait, but the bad news is, when not handled well, it breeds a red flag.
You don’t care why people are saying no because it’s either your way or the highway.
This can also be covered up by dismissing other people's views and opinions in an unsubtle way.
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