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Emotional distress can send us under the covers for weeks, but it can also cause us – force us – to reevaluate ourselves and our lives in ways that we otherwise simply would not.
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But if we’re not okay, then we’re not. …no matter how hard we work to keep the feedback balanced and contained, it just isn’t helping.
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Whether we’re elated or despairing, our emotions can warp our perception of the feedback as surely as a funhouse mirror.
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As feedback conversations get more emotional or the stakes grow higher, it gets easier to hear evaluation, and tougher to hear the coaching.
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If you find yourself unable to sleep and fighting bouts of anxiety and loneliness, then handling it well means having the courage to admit that you need help and asking for it.
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People sometimes seek attention by holding the relationship hostage because they don’t have the skills to express their feelings of insecurity, anxiety, or hurt in any other way.
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Contradictory feelings sit side-by-side in our hears and minds, clacking against each other like marbles in our pocket.
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What to do, then, when you are experiencing strong feelings? If you’re feeling overwhelmed, don’t try to fight through it and inquire. Instead, assert.
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Simply being human provides a lifetime’s worth of challenges when it comes to seeing ourselves clearly, managing our emotional reactions, and changing long-standing habits.
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Even if it’s done in the execution of your role, it feels terrible to hurt or upset others, and we quite reasonably try to avoid it when we can.
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