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YOU CAME! YOU DIDN’T? A THANK YOU GIFT
Yesterday, March 21st was my 76th Birthday and Book Launch Party. A thank you gift for those who came and those who could not make. Yesterday was both exhilarating and exhausting. Exhilarating for...
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Anger Thermometer
Don’t get mad as a hatter, an #EmotionalIntelligence strengthening tip: Take a feeling temperature, so you can keep anger from bossing you. This blog post inspired by this Daily Prompt: Mad as a Hatter...
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How to keep anger in its place
Boost your ability to control anger by learning this #emotional-fitness exercise. Thursday is quick tip day; an Emotional Fitness Training Poster coach will be used to teach one or another EFTI...
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SIDE STEPPING EVERYDAY WARS
A post about staying in control when another gives you an ultimatum that erodes your #emotionalintelligence and ability to stay calm. The post is also about keeping stress and other negative feelings...
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How to be a Gotcha War Winner
What is a Gotcha War? Any argument where the other person tries to make you look like a fool, so s/he seeems virtuous. I learned about Gotcha Wars as a foster parent caring for troubled teens. Many...
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Three Ways to End Hurtful Discussions
Another’s stupidity or angry ranting always pushes you to raise your voice and fight back; but fighting angry yelling by yelling back never works. Never. Image by http://funny-pictures.picphotos.net/...
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FEELING AWARENESS MEANS BEING A FEELING DETECTIVE – SESSION TWO
SESSION TWO: Feelings can hide, strengthen quietly, then jump out of hiding to become your boss. You need to know when a feeling first visits to stay its boss. First visit to the 101 course? Go here...
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PEOPLE AS FEELING CLUES -SESSION FIVE
The more we understand about feeling clues, the more we can spot when a feeling first visits. That is when it is easiest to stay in control. This session is about people as feeling clues. Who joins...
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MORE FEELING CLUES – SESSION SIX
Hope you are hanging in with this lengthy introduction to feeling clues. As noted previously, the earlier you notice a feeling has come calling the better. If you wait until anger gets door pounding...
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HOW TO PROPERLY NAME FEELINGS – SESSION SEVEN
Session number six of the Free 101 Emotional Fitness Course. This sessions teaches you how to formally name feelings. Do so helps you boss the feeling instead of being bossed by the feeling. Continue...
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HOW TO USE FEELING THERMOMETERS – SESSION EIGHT
Congratulations, you are now ready to move on to the second Emotional Fitness Training Skill: Measuring Feelings. Go here for previous course sessions. You can get a free copy of this one by going...
View ArticleHowling Despair – 6 Controlling Anger Tips
What is the end point of your anger? Mine is a state I call “Howling Despair.” Here is how the growth of my anger looks on my personal Feeling Thermometer. Anger is a signal to right a wrong. How you...
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