[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/merrimanmanagementsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Publication1-3.jpg” _builder_version=”3.0.101″ max_width=”48%”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.101″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”22px”]Managing people is a responsibility.<\/p>\n
Responsibility means we’re able to deal with a situation and effectively handle it.<\/p>\n
Effectively handling a situation means we weigh options and make good decisions.<\/p>\n
Making good decisions means we’re clear headed and calm by managing our thoughts and emotions.<\/p>\n
Managing our thoughts and emotions mean we learn to not freak out and get totally overwhelmed by all the stuff coming our way today…and every day.<\/p>\n
People calling out sick, late orders, compliance, complaints, the money’s low and someone is calling the union or a lawyer….aaaarrrggggghhhh!!<\/p>\n
Emotionally and mentally things can get out of control pretty fast so here is something I have used (still do) to keep it a bit under control.<\/p>\n
In the heat of things, I don’t fight with my thoughts and emotions trying to change them. It doesn’t work. They fight back and now I’m really in a twist.<\/p>\n
I take a moment, pause, and take some good deep breaths, as many as I need.<\/p>\n
Then I relax away from focusing on that panicked thought narrative in my mind and gently move my mental focus back a bit to gain some perspective and space.<\/p>\n
In other words, I calm down.<\/p>\n
It’s okay with me that overwhelm hangs around riding in a sidecar while I drive for greater clarity and accuracy of the circumstance itself and what is needed in response.<\/p>\n
I remind myself that one focused step in response to the circumstance is all that is needed. Don’t overthink it; any focused step will help – tiny or whatever.<\/p>\n
Then I start feeling some traction. I’m moving and not staying absorbed in overwhelm.<\/p>\n
The trick is to focus on the incident itself, not my reaction and the heated opinions and feelings of the moment.<\/p>\n
So, when I say, managing thoughts and emotions, this is a big part of what I mean.<\/p>\n
Turning our attention toward the incidences themselves and learning to relax away from the accompanying potent thoughts and emotions that lead us astray.<\/p>\n
Hope this helps a bit because you know, and I know, there’s some bit of gnarly that will inevitably be part of some of our days.
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Managing people is a responsibility.<\/p>
Responsibility means we're able to deal with a situation and effectively handle it.<\/p>
Effectively handling a situation means we weigh options and make good decisions.<\/p>
Making good decisions means we're clear headed and calm by managing our thoughts and emotions.<\/p>
Managing our thoughts and emotions mean we learn to not freak out and get totally overwhelmed by all the stuff coming our way today...and every day.<\/p>
People calling out sick, late orders, compliance, complaints, the money's low and someone is calling the union or a lawyer....aaaarrrggggghhhh!!<\/p>
Emotionally and mentally things can get out of control pretty fast so here is something I have used (still do) to keep it a bit under control.<\/p>
In the heat of things, I don't fight with my thoughts and emotions trying to change them. It doesn't work. They fight back and now I'm really in a twist.<\/p>
I take a moment, pause, and take some good deep breaths, as many as I need.<\/p>
Then I relax away from focusing on that panicked thought narrative in my mind and gently move my mental focus back a bit to gain some perspective and space.<\/p>
In other words, I calm down.<\/p>
It's okay with me that overwhelm hangs around riding in a sidecar while I drive for greater clarity and accuracy of the circumstance itself and what is needed in response.<\/p>
I remind myself that one focused step in response to the circumstance is all that is needed. Don't overthink it; any focused step will help - tiny or whatever.<\/p>
Then I start feeling some traction. I'm moving and not staying absorbed in overwhelm.<\/p>
The trick is to focus on the incident itself, not my reaction and the heated opinions and feelings of the moment.<\/p>
So, when I say, managing thoughts and emotions, this is a big part of what I mean.<\/p>
Turning our attention toward the incidences themselves and learning to relax away from the accompanying potent thoughts and emotions that lead us astray.<\/p>
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