Ever get swept away by a wave of emotions? These methods put YOU back in control, not your limbic system.
1.Name Your Beast: “This is anxiety”, not “I AM anxious”. Gives you distance.
2.Body Scan: Where does the emotion live physically? Tense jaw? Release the tension, lessens the intensity.
3.Breathe Your Way to Calm: Slow, deep belly breaths signal to your system that it’s safe.
4.Change the Channel: Intense emotion? Do something radically different to shift your focus.
5.Temporary, Not Permanent: Remind yourself, this feeling WILL pass, ride the wave.
6.Seek the Root: Why do I tend to get furious in this situation? Awareness prevents future flare-ups.
7.Compassionate Observer: Curiosity without judgment: “interesting that I’m feeling this way…”
You can’t control your emotions, but you CAN control your response to them. That’s true power.
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