Making business decisions free of emotions
There is a lot going on in your life at present; so much to do, so
little time, and too much to juggle with. There are so many complexities
and uncertainties to navigate in work and personal life. You are
constantly fighting against the odds while trying to make your way in
this world.
As you work through your problems you need to fight stress, anxiety,
fear, anger, frustration and other emotions. These emotions leave you in
a frantic state, which negatively affects your health and your ability
to make good decisions.
To make the right decision, you need to stay calm, centered and
focused on the right things and in the right way. You're feeling
pressured, but the pressure isn't coming from an external force, but
rather from within.
You create emotional pressures within yourself, and this causes you
to feel the pressure externally. In fact, it is an illusion. It's a
trick your mind is playing on you. It's important you recognise this,
because changing things might only need a simple shift of perspective on
your part.
Pressure in life
The one certainty about life is that it will put you under intense
pressure - forcing you to make tough decisions that will hinder your
progress. And when emotions get the better of you, you will most likely
fail to capitalise on your greatest opportunities.
Your ability to stay calm and handle pressure effectively could be
the difference between success and failure in life. It will provide you
with a sense of control over the events and circumstances of your life,
and most certainly a better sense of control over yourself, your
thoughts and emotions.
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On top of this, staying calm under pressure will help improve your
ability to focus on the right things, at the right time, and in the
right way. It will help you to better communicate your needs to other
people, and make more effective, intelligent and emotion-free decisions.
To reap the rewards that a state of calmness can bring into your
life, you need to become more mindful. Being more mindful means, being
more centered and focused on the moment. It means, letting go of past
regrets, redirecting your mind away from current stresses and refocusing
yourself away from future worries.
It's all about being present - being present in the moment - because
it's in the moment where you will find the answers you need that will
help you solve your problems. A state of calmness also needs patience.
Sometimes you need a little patience and time to understand the events
and circumstances of your life. Sometimes you need patience to gain a
deeper insight into your predicament. And the only way you will find
true and unadulterated patience is through a state of calmness.
Motivation
Likewise, calmness also needs optimism and faith. You need optimism
to help you find the motivation you need to journey into the thick dark
fog of your problems. And you need faith to help you find your way when
you lose yourself within the turmoil of your emotions.
Optimism will help you find the desire you need to move forward, and
faith will provide you with the courage you need to persist through the
obstacles that stand in your way. As you go about your day, there will
be moments when you will face pressure situations.
Something unexpected might happen, your emotions spin out of control,
and it momentarily seems as though the entire weight of the world has
fallen atop your shoulders.
It's at moments like these that a steady hand and calm mind are of
utmost importance. The decision you make at this very moment could
either help you improve the situation or might make things much worse
than they already are.
During pressure situations, it's absolutely necessary that you pay
attention to detail. It's within the details that you will find the
answers and the opportunities you need to move forward. When a pressure
situation presents itself, it's natural to immediately become
overwhelmed by the circumstances. And because you're overwhelmed, you
naturally bundle all your concerns and problems into one big messy pile
of puzzle pieces in your head. There is no separation between things.
Everything becomes one thing, and this overwhelms you.
External help
Be attentive to the little things, your behaviour, other people's
behaviour, circumstances and all the external things going on around
you. The more attentive you are, the more you will pick up.
And as a result, you will no longer bundle everything into one big
uncontrollable problem, instead you will see things as individual pieces
that are a part of the larger puzzle that you now need to figure out how
to solve.
When you face a pressure situation, you are left with two choices.
You can either try and work through the situation by yourself, or you
can seek the support of people who have had experience in this area and
will, therefore, help you work through this successfully.
If you try and work through the situation by yourself, you may make
mistakes and may hit roadblocks that could potentially derail your
efforts temporarily. However, if you take the time to speak to people
who have gone through something similar, they may very well provide you
with the guidance you need to help you move through this situation
successfully.
Their support may provide you with the confidence you need to stay
centered, calm and relaxed moving through a difficult moment of your
life. Building your emotional coping skills means you are learning to
manage to proactively handle your emotional responses.
This often begins with developing a deeper understanding of the
meaning of each of your emotions, and of your emotional tendencies.
Succeeding here means that you will no longer be at the mercy of your
emotions. You will instead be in control of your emotional destiny. No
longer will life's pressure situations or problems overwhelm you because
you have finally become fully aware and a person who understands and
appreciates the value that every emotion has to offer.
Building your emotional coping skills, will of course take some time
and effort. However, everything worthwhile takes time. It is after all
only within each experience that you will find the lessons you need to
help build your emotional intelligence.
To become a more serene, calm and peaceful person in the long-run,
it's important that you make some long-term lifestyle changes that will
provide you the ability to more readily control your emotional
responses.
However, it's not only about lifestyle, it's also about the mindset,
you bring into every moment of your life. Lifestyle and mindset go
hand-in-hand and work together to help you stay calm under pressure. |