Emotions have tremendous impact on our behavior. That’s why self-management, the ability to manage our feelings and control our reactions, is so important. If you’re better able to control your impulses, you can bring your actions into greater harmony with your values. This helps you develop qualities like determination and endurance, which will increase your effectiveness in reaching goals. And self-management isn’t only about preventing regrettable action; it also means finding a way to spur or motivate yourself to step up and take action when doing so isn’t easy. Since most of the emotions you experience occur almost instinctively, you can’t control how you feel in any given moment. But you can control how you react to those feelings—by focusing on your thoughts.  And how do you do that?  I'll be sharing a number of strategies over the next few weeks. So be sure to click on my profile and hit the follow button, or... You can read more today in chapter 2 of my new book, "EQ Applied: The Real-World Guide to Emotional Intelligence": https://amzn.to/2sxFLho #EmotionalIntelligence #leadership #management #BestAdvice #careers #BusinessIntelligence #communication #relationships #PersonalDevelopment #EQApplied #MakeEmotionsWorkForYouNotAgainstYou …see more