All day long every, hour of the day, we are confronted with situations where we must manage our emotions. Your computer shut down and now you can‘t get your advertising for your online home business on the web, so you become stressed out. You missed an important marketing call and you become very angry. You decide to go for a walk through the mall to clear your mind and hear nothing but negativity. We run into unexpected setbacks and need to manage stress, anger and the real ugly one, negativity, every day of our lives.
Do you go on day after day and let these emotions control you? Or do you control them?
It took me a long time to learn to control my emotions and stay positive in life. I’m so glad I did, because when I was diagnosed with breast cancer it tried to turn my life upside down.
Most of the doctors were negative, telling me you only have two choices, have a mastectomy or a lumpectomy and radiation. They sat me down asking me if I was ok, never telling me that it would be ok.
I believe, because of my positive attitude, I was able to keep my emotions in tact and beat the deadly disease of breast cancer. I can happily say now that I am cancer free!
Negative Emotions
Much of psychology and counseling focuses on how to regulate these negative emotions, such as, negativity, anxiety, depression, anger and stress. Some of our closest friends and even our families can be very negative in our lives and in our businesses. “I told you that you wouldn’t succeed at that!” Sound familiar?
Much of our life and business also includes the experience of positive emotions as well, and learning to regulate emotions such as joy, gratitude, and optimism. You need to start looking on the bright side of things, always being in a happy state of mind.
An article that was posted in the, Journal of Happiness Studies in 2007, reports that there are two main strategies when it comes to the regulation of positive emotions. These include maintaining or prolonging, and increasing or enhancing, positive emotional experiences.
Here are a few ways that you to incorporate these strategies into your life and online home business:
Maintaining positive emotions
When we hear some great news, achieve something important to us, like helping someone excel at their business or experience something inspiring and uplifting, you need to find a way to make these feelings last. This helps us to get the most from positive emotions.
One thing that can be done, is to simply share positive and pleasant news with others. As long as the other person is willing to embrace and validate our positive feelings, it gives us a chance to prolong our positive feelings. If you do share with a negative person, always be ready for a negative feed back.
Learning to savor positive feelings and experiences can really help you experience extended positive emotions. A few ways to savor positive emotions is to anticipate the upcoming experience, appreciate and fully engage in the moment, and reminisce about the experience afterwards.
Enhancing positive emotions
When things are going well in your online business, this is a great opportunity to boost and enhance your positive emotional experiences. Cultivating gratitude is one way to do this. Consider the blessings in your life and really appreciate all the good things you have. Everyday before you get out of bed, you should think of all the things you are grateful for.
A short exercise that I learned, was to write on a piece of paper every day for twenty one days, three things that I am grateful for. Never repeating the same one twice. Try it for yourself, you will not believe how this one exercise will change your whole out look on life and business.
Learning to find positive meaning and value when there’s stress and adversity in our life and business, can also help us turn our emotional state around. Reframe and reappraise situations with a positive outlook. Find that silver lining and embrace that positive thought instead of the negative thought.
Learning to be open to positive feelings is a major key to keeping these feelings alive. Remember to focus on past success in your online home business that make you feel proud and stay in that moment.
Do what you can to extract the most satisfaction from your positive feelings and you will find it easier to bounce back from negativity and keep positive throughout your day and throughout your life and business.
Do you go on day after day and let these emotions control you? Or do you control them?
It took me a long time to learn to control my emotions and stay positive in life. I’m so glad I did, because when I was diagnosed with breast cancer it tried to turn my life upside down.
Most of the doctors were negative, telling me you only have two choices, have a mastectomy or a lumpectomy and radiation. They sat me down asking me if I was ok, never telling me that it would be ok.
I believe, because of my positive attitude, I was able to keep my emotions in tact and beat the deadly disease of breast cancer. I can happily say now that I am cancer free!
Negative Emotions
Much of psychology and counseling focuses on how to regulate these negative emotions, such as, negativity, anxiety, depression, anger and stress. Some of our closest friends and even our families can be very negative in our lives and in our businesses. “I told you that you wouldn’t succeed at that!” Sound familiar?
Much of our life and business also includes the experience of positive emotions as well, and learning to regulate emotions such as joy, gratitude, and optimism. You need to start looking on the bright side of things, always being in a happy state of mind.
An article that was posted in the, Journal of Happiness Studies in 2007, reports that there are two main strategies when it comes to the regulation of positive emotions. These include maintaining or prolonging, and increasing or enhancing, positive emotional experiences.
Here are a few ways that you to incorporate these strategies into your life and online home business:
Maintaining positive emotions
When we hear some great news, achieve something important to us, like helping someone excel at their business or experience something inspiring and uplifting, you need to find a way to make these feelings last. This helps us to get the most from positive emotions.
One thing that can be done, is to simply share positive and pleasant news with others. As long as the other person is willing to embrace and validate our positive feelings, it gives us a chance to prolong our positive feelings. If you do share with a negative person, always be ready for a negative feed back.
Learning to savor positive feelings and experiences can really help you experience extended positive emotions. A few ways to savor positive emotions is to anticipate the upcoming experience, appreciate and fully engage in the moment, and reminisce about the experience afterwards.
Enhancing positive emotions
When things are going well in your online business, this is a great opportunity to boost and enhance your positive emotional experiences. Cultivating gratitude is one way to do this. Consider the blessings in your life and really appreciate all the good things you have. Everyday before you get out of bed, you should think of all the things you are grateful for.
A short exercise that I learned, was to write on a piece of paper every day for twenty one days, three things that I am grateful for. Never repeating the same one twice. Try it for yourself, you will not believe how this one exercise will change your whole out look on life and business.
Learning to find positive meaning and value when there’s stress and adversity in our life and business, can also help us turn our emotional state around. Reframe and reappraise situations with a positive outlook. Find that silver lining and embrace that positive thought instead of the negative thought.
Learning to be open to positive feelings is a major key to keeping these feelings alive. Remember to focus on past success in your online home business that make you feel proud and stay in that moment.
Do what you can to extract the most satisfaction from your positive feelings and you will find it easier to bounce back from negativity and keep positive throughout your day and throughout your life and business.