Word-Of-the-Week #981: Upset
May 25, 2023 by Susan Clarke
Upset – mental or emotional distress.
How often do you feel upset? Do you have a tendency to carry it around and let it ruin your day?
This week is another great one from Steve Straus, author of STEVE’S 3-MINUTE COACHING.
Principle: Carrying Upset
(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)
“We have a tendency to get upset over different things – relationships, money, clients, our jobs, our surroundings, etc. It’s easy for most people to get upset. There may even have been times when you have gotten upset more than once in a day.
The issue around upset is not whether you have it, but how long you carry it. To be upset is not unusual.
Unfortunately, for many people it’s also not unusual to carry their upset around and have it negatively influence the rest of their day.
The trick is to catch yourself being upset. That is, to notice how you’re feeling while you’re feeling it instead of being unconscious to it and having the upset run your life.
Either it’s in charge or you are.
By the way, upset is a great teacher which shows you what you might need to change in your life. Viewed from that perspective, you may even thank the upset for showing up!”
Coaching Point: What can you do to start quickly catching yourself in upset so that you have the choice of letting it go?
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This week’s focus is all about upsets. How easy is it for you to let go of an upset? How would it feel knowing you’re the one in charge of not being upset?
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