Stephen has a sarcastic sense of humor and sometimes hurts other people's feelings. He often does impressions of teachers and classmates, which his friends think are hilarious and spot-on. One morning
before the bell has rung, Stephen is immersed in a scathingly animated impression of his classmate Jon.
When Jon enters the classroom, he notices the other students crowded in a circle around Stephen; they
are rapt with attention. Jon realizes what is happening as one of the other students quickly motions to
Stephen to stop doing his impression. Stephen turns to see Jon walking toward his desk in the back of the
room. "Hey, I was only joking," Stephen says dismissively. Jon, sulking, ignores him. How do you think both
Stephen and Jon could have transformed their negative-EQ responses to this situation into positive ones?