We control our emotions by controlling our thinking, so let’s make sure the foundation for our thinking is truly straight and will help us control our emotions in the way that is best for us. Thinking always gives birth to emotions. Our concern is whether they are emotions that we
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The truths you hold as evident really matter because you act on them. The United States just celebrated 245 years of independence. It got me considering just how important it is to be completely centered on the kind of thinking described as “straight thinking.” I mean, using your rational brain,
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Keep three words in mind when you want to use more tools to teach yourself and others the management of emotions. They are: distract, disconnect, reframe. All three are ways to change our focus, thus robbing our emotions of their energy. Starved, they wane and die — at least for a
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Emotions are forces that drive us to either become our best or display our very worst. But how does that work? It turns out that it happens one emotional choice at a time. Acting on one unintelligent emotion after another takes you further away from the direction you’re designed to
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Did you know that your emotional reactions are measured in thousandths of a second? They act with such speed that they make your analytical brain movements look like tired snails. In fact, emotional reactions develop so fast that it can be impossible for us to be initially conscious of why
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Did you know? Emotions are influencing every thought and action you take. They are crazy powerful! So, for those of you leveling up your EQ, welcome to Week #2 in our study of the book, Intelligently Emotional! We’ll discover a little more about how this works. We began last week
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Can you imagine life without your emotions? What a boring, uncolorful and uninspiring life it would be. Even the most compelling stories depend on rich emotions to distinguish between the good and the evil in each character. But particularly for those of us who have a reputation for being “emotional,”
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As promised in our last post, we are about to begin a book study of Intelligently Emotional. I hope you’ll join us to discover how intelligent our emotions really are! Oh, yes! I can already hear the jeers and can see you replying with tongue in cheek comments. Then, I
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Your supply of inner resources is exhaustible. What do you do when you’ve hit that brick wall? Your emotional tank is empty and mentally, there’s not much left. Life is so full of little stressors. Add some meaningful stress, like a major move, a job change or an illness in
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Do you have a friend, a child, or a spouse who seems to operate with an unending stream of positive thinking? Do they love action and excitement? Have you noticed they stay focused on the present, looking for just the right way to make an impact on the world around
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When life’s circumstances turn on a dime and plunge your positive outlook into the pit of your stomach, what can you do? An awesome day, full of promise, can morph into the worst day of your life with just one negative comment from a critical person. Why is that? Have you
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—by Janet Kellogg Have you ever wondered why when you keep finding yourself in the same negative, going-nowhere-fast situations, even when the circumstances have changed. Do you relate to this? Do you feel “stuck.” Some describe it as “one of “life’s lessons you haven’t learned yet.” I call it “feeling
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