It may all be going on in your head, but it’s emotional. Whatever you may be cogitating on, or whatever decisions you are trying to make. No matter how seemingly rational the subject matter and your approach is, it’s still emotional. Unless your name is Spock you can’t disconnect yourself from what you’re working on. Therefore knowing your Self and your emotions are vital.
Emotionally we all move through the roles of victim, rescuer, and persecutor. Knowing which is happening and/or needed in a particular circumstance can provide an excellent (if not always comfortable) sense of direction for your thinking. Asses your emotional literacy. If you have a good ability to understand emotions, can listen to others and empathize with their emotions, and can express emotions productively you have a high degree of emotional literacy, which in turn will help you be more effective in all of your relationships, whether personal or business…because, after all, business is still personal to those directly involved and affected.
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