EPISODE 15 (50) TAME THE BEAST - be smart and master your most difficult emotions

Mastering what gets your emotions into the danger zone can boost your chances of success at work. That's the core message from this week's Podcast from Andrew.

He suggests that you need something to help master strong internal and possibly damaging emotions that occasionally may surface at work.

The solution is to acknowledge your feelings and begin applying emotional intelligence. That is your essential awareness, to focus on what's happening.

This can be liberating, channel your emotions, and help get what you want.

Next, Andrew asks: What's your self-image when you get angry? How do you look, feel and sound? Do you like this picture of yourself. By taking a more mindful approach, you can harness the feelings and reduce their power over you.

The Podcast ends with Andrew's suggesting three practical things you can do right away. One of these is accepting strong emotions are natural and not trying to ignore them.

There's more at the Podcast website 50Ways.site where you can read a transcript of the podcast, ask Andrew questions, and consider extending your learning with specially created e-learning units you can access from anywhere.

Here are some more practical things you can do when experiencing, for example, anger and hostility:

• Recognize the fear driving your anger
• Flow with the fear; allow yourself to feel it
• Look for the good within you and not the bad
• Practice "letting go".
• Be prepared by noting when you feel anger towards others 
• Avoid "should's", ie "should do this or that. 
• Set realistic goals, so if you don't reach them you don't become frustrated and angry.

All 50 Ways podcasts end with three actions you can take today to do better.

Can't wait for Series 2 to run its course? Then buy Andrew's new book, published on Amazon, and there's also an Audio version.

Further reading and videos: Andrew recommends some useful follow-through material which you can find for each episode at

www.myhappinessatwork.com/reading/categories/research-reading

and

www.myhappinessatwork.com/watch.

BOOK:
The 50 Ways to Succeed at Work book is a standalone companion to Andrew Leigh's weekly podcasts.
It's an essential resource for all job starters and those at work for a few years.
Dip in and out and take what seems helpful.

www.myhappinessatwork.com/book