I was helping my friend move her office, and I was frustrated.
“Where is the light switch in here?” I yelled. Yelling made me feel angry.
That led to more frustration, and…before I knew it, I was fighting with her – about nothing.
Instantly, I became the difficult person, with low energy.
How do you get out of that angry, stressed feeling – and create positive, empowered energy?
You decide to change your automatic stressful reaction and learn a new powerful, calming habit.
Use PBS – Pause, Breathe and Smile when you feel stressed.
PAUSE - Pausing calms your body and brain; it lowers stress and allows you to reconsider your response.
BREATHE - Breathe deeply – inhale and exhale; this shifts you on a cellular level, reducing your stress.
SMILE – Smile and hold your smile – for 30 seconds – or more. You will instantly feel better.
Smiling releases hormones that lower blood pressure, act as antidepressants, and boost your immune system.
Here is your shortcut.
SMILE when you feel stressed, low energy or challenged.
It is an instant energy boost – smiling sends positive feelings to your brain, your body.
Try it now – SMILE (even a fake smile will do 😊).
The point: when I forgot to use PBS, I became the difficult person.
Instead of connecting positively with my friend, I upset her and set our friendship back.
Next time I will notice when I am reacting (yelling, stressed, tense) and use PBS to be a powerful, kind person.
It takes self-awareness and self-control to create positive energy, focused work, and great results.
Ask yourself, “Where is my energy, where do I want it to be?”
Then decide to start using PBS - Pause, Breathe, and Smile - to break your automatic reaction.
Then you can be the kind, effective, in-control person – not the difficult one - no matter what.
Here’s your challenge: write “PBS - Pause, Breathe and SMILE” on 2 index cards.
Place them where you will see them often (computer, kitchen?) to create a new habit for success.
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Paula Guilfoyle
Consultant – Transforming Teams
Call now: 704-906-8045, email: paula@ClaimLeadership.com or visit her website www.claimleadership.com
Result: 5 minutes of your time = a free interactive workshop to get the tools you and your team need now.
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