There is power in politics, and in economics, and in culture. But very important is the ability to rule over oneself. You must be able to control your emotions and look at yourself from the side.
You will need
- - a pen;
- - paper.
Instruction manual
one
Do not try to suppress your emotions or hide them. This can only be a temporary solution to the problem of control. After some time, these emotions will “blow” you from the inside, and most often this happens at the most inopportune moment. Emotions need to be curbed, not hidden and pretended to be all right.
2
Before you go to bed, write a list of emotions that you experienced throughout the day. It is best to immediately divide it into two columns: write positive emotions in one, and negative in the other. After the list is complete, analyze what emotions are shown more often. If positive, then you are on the right track. If negative, then pay attention to which of them you constantly experience.
3
Identify the emotional background that occurs in neutral situations. When something annoys or pleases you, certain emotions appear, but if nothing happens, it does not mean that you are not experiencing anything. This is what you need to understand: what drives you at rest.
4
Identify the factors that quickly unbalance you. It is with them that you will have to fight in the future in order to learn to rule over yourself. Observe in which situations you quickly “wind up”, which annoys you. As soon as you find yourself in a similar situation, be alert, do not let emotions overwhelm yourself.
5
Take a few breaths if you feel that an emotional wave is ready to cover you with your head. Inhale slowly and deeply, then exhale quickly and abruptly. Repeat this exercise several times.
6
Learn to periodically "exit the game." To abstract from the situation of communication. Go deep into yourself for a second and look at what is happening from the side. This will allow you to more objectively assess the atmosphere and emotions that you experience.