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Michael S. Sorensen – I Hear You
Often, we jump to label emotions as good or bad. We classify things like anger and frustration as bad, and things like excitement or happiness as good.
But as Michael S. Sorensen lays out in this quote, emotions just are. They’re your reaction to a situation. The real question to ask is “is this emotion serving me?” and “what is this emotion telling me?”.
Emotions like anger can bring your attention to a person that has violated your values or beliefs. Or frustration can highlight that you are overtired and need to rest. Sometimes you may find that your reaction to a situation is overstated, and that emotion is not serving you. This can prompt you to make changes to better handle those situations in the future.
Next time an emotion arises for you, rather than jumping to classification, take a moment to ask yourself those two questions.
In his book, I Hear You, Michael S. Sorensen highlights the skill of validation and listening, and shows you how you can use this to build and strengthen relationships. He challenges you to change your approach to facing emotionally challenging conversations, and build better connections as a result.
Similar to challenging your approach to conversing, one thing we strive to do with this blog is challenge your definition of wealth. I want you to expand wealth beyond just money, to include the wealth you can accumulate in relationships, health, and happiness.
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