Official Workbook: Read People like a Book

Recognizing people's "inner child" is another way to understand their deepest motives.

According to Swiss psychologist Carl Jung, the shadow consists of everything in ourselves that we'd rather not look at. They are the parts of ourselves that we conceal from both others and ourselves. Humans have a hard time seeing their flaws because of emotions like fear, panic, rage, and arrogance.

To figure out why people act the way they do, we have to look at their motivations.

We can tell when someone is acting from their shadow, but we can also tell when someone is being driven by their inner child.

But the truth is that they are usually projecting when they attack you. They give everyone else the same name that they give themselves.

According to Swiss psychologist Carl Jung, the shadow consists of everything in ourselves that we'd rather not look at.

To truly know people’s motivations, we must speak to all of them. Yes, that includes the parts that we cannot visibly see, their shadow, or what is known as their "dark side."

To truly know people’s motivations, we must speak to all of them. Yes, that includes the

When reading people’s behavior, the key is to be aware of their motivations. You have to be aware of what fuels their fire. Why do they do this? Why do they do that?

motivation can be conscious or unconscious