Sometimes we (misguidedly) make it our goal not to feel things - or for other people not to feel things. We seem to think we cannot handle the emotional part of reality. 🙄 We prefer our direct report/peer not to feel anything when we give them critical feedback 🙄 We avoid critical conversations because we might feel uncomfortable things 🙄 We hold back phoning the medical centre because we do not want to deal with the emotional reality of potentially bad news 🙄 We bury ourselves in work/stress because we are afraid to stop up and notice what we actually feel about our work or situation. 😳 Sometimes we even try to skip grief. But emotions, as illustrated in the infographic below (kudos to The Present Psychologist ), can be important motivators, protectors and teachers. And we are built to feel. But we often lack the skills and agility to coexist with our emotions in harmony. As stated by Susan David, Ph.D. ; “Emotions as data, not directives. Think of them as one data point among many to consider as you move forward.” #leadership #ei #emotionalagility #motivation #difficultconversations #selfawareness
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