Every time I'd get a critique or some redirection, I'd always just take it very personally. Now I have no problem with it.
I've been in a car three or four times when it filled with water and it's not a comfortable feeling.
I do believe that in order to be a successful negotiator that as a diplomat, you have to be able to put yourself into the other person's shoes. Unless you can understand what is motivating them, you are never going to be able to figure out how to solve a particular problem.