Wendy Byrde from Ozark is far from an admirable character. She’s manipulative and arguably just an all-around bad person. But there’s one quality of hers that has stood out to me as remarkable.

When Wendy goes into an important conversation, she goes in with a mission. And she doesn’t veer from that mission.

It doesn’t matter if the other person threatens or insults her, she isn’t fazed. She remembers why she started the discussion and does everything in her power to get her desired outcome.

You might think this is obvious, or that we all are able to maintain the same resolve. But that’s far from the truth.

How often do we let our emotions derail a discussion? How often do we lash out after the other person hurts us, or allow our excitement to cloud our judgment?

Every time we do this, we lose sight of the objective. We do what feels right in the moment, and leave ourselves looking back with regret after the conversation doesn’t go the way we had hoped.

You don’t need to be a drug runner or a murderer to learn something from the way Wendy Byrde carries out her business.

-Brandon