Conversations for Change
To be emotionally intelligent you need to know which of the seven emotions is currently operating in you at any given moment, and then you need to know how to intentionally use that to inform your actions.
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To move up the emotional ladder, you have to stop judging your own emotions. This is a key to getting unstuck emotionally, too. You can stop oscillating in a stuck emotion by being aware. Ask yourself, “What am I feeling this moment?” Acknowledge the feeling, breathe into it, and notice what arises.
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The Seven Core Emotions
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Introduction
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An “emotional wake” is the feeling we leave people with.
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We can experience an emotional hijack as a result of a change, or we can self-regulate and catch ourselves before we head into an emotional uproar.
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Each of the following states of being is distinctly tied to one of the seven core emotions. See if you can figure out which ones go together for you:
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Love Joy Hope Sadness Envy Anger Fear
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When people fight about something, the subject of the argument is rarely the real issue. The real issue is about vulnerability, connectedness, safety, trust, or love—which are all emotional states.