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11 Ways Emotionally Intelligent People Overcome Uncertainty
Emotional intelligence when facing uncertainty
Overriding this mechanism to shift this thinking in a rational direction requires emotional intelligence (EQ).
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Emotional intelligence when facing uncertainty
Overriding this mechanism to shift this thinking in a rational direction requires emotional intelligence (EQ).
Strategies to improve the quality of your decisions
- Be wary of fear and spot it as soon as it begins to surface.
- Stay positive.
- Know what you know—and what you don’t.
- Embrace that which you can’t control.
- Focus only on what matters.
- Don’t seek perfection - it leaves you lamenting what you failed to accomplish instead of enjoying what you were able to achieve.
- Don’t dwell on problems. Rather focus on actions to better yourself.
- Recognize when you are overly influenced by your assumptions and emotions or by another person’s opinion.
- Have a contingency plan without asking "What if?"
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Fuel growth while managing uncertainty
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Self-sabotage
Understand self-sabotage
Self-destructive behaviors can become habits and can continually undermine your success and happiness.
Self-sabotage is when we want something, but somehow we never accomplish it, because somewhere deep in our subconscious we’re fighting against that goal:
- Our disorganization distracts us.
- We’re constantly overthinking all of our decisions.
Recognize self-sabotaging habits
- Procrastination. Start setting deadlines and mini-deadlines to work toward your objective.
- Negative self-talk/negative thinking. Be patient with yourself; be kind to yourself. Work to build yourself up.
- Perfectionism. It is an impossible standard that keeps you from moving forward.
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Handle difficult people
Difficult people defy logic. They create unnecessary complexity, strife and worst of all stress.
90 % of top performers are skilled at managing their emotions in times of stress in ord...
Set limits
People often feel pressure to listen to complainers because they don’t want to be seen as callous or rude.
Avoid this by setting limits and distancing yourself when necessary. Ask complainers how they intend to fix the problem. They will either quiet down or redirect the conversation in a productive direction.
Rise above
Difficult people drive you crazy because their behavior is so irrational.
Distance yourself from them emotionally and approach your interactions like they’re a science project (or you’re their shrink). You don’t need to respond to the emotional chaos -- only the facts.
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