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	Why Use Kitchen Shears When You Could Be Using Loppers? Part 2 by Susan Dunn Momentum Coaching
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Why Use Kitchen Shears When You Could Be Using Loppers?
Part 2
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When you have more work than you can handle, or more mouths than you can feed, it's stressful. Stress also occurs when something is different, and you're required to figure out how to cope. Getting married is a good thing, but it's still stressful.

We call is eu-stress, from the Greek "eu" meaning "good," as in "euphemism". Getting divorced we recognize as stressful, because it's dis-stress.

Now coping with each new stressor as it comes along, is using kitchen shears. Yes, you can figure out how to deal with a promotion, or breaking your ankle, or having hail damage on your roof when they come up.

But if you're prepared mentally and emotionally for ANY stress or change that comes up, you're using loppers. It's called building resilience, in emotional intelligence, and means that you understand how to cope with stress and change in general, whatever the particular situation is.

There are certain things predictable for any stressful change in life.

1. Ambivalence - feeling both good and bad about it. It's good to get a promotion, but there are old friends you'll miss. It's bad to get laid off, but good to have some time off.

2. Confusion, because of the ambivalence. Inability to make decisions.

3. Emotional reactions such as fear, anxiety, resentment and anger which cloud thinking.

4. Diminished problem-solving skills because of the emotional strain.

5. Ripple affect into all areas of life.

When you're under stress, your emotions interfere with your ability to solve problems, think effectively, and act efficiently. What you need - in every case - is emotional intelligence.

Emotional intelligence means being able to identify your emotions, understand them, manage them, and ultimately regulate them. And to be able to do this in regards to others. Any crisis you're dealing with is going to involve others. Any change in your life will affect every area in your life.

Emotional intelligence means building resilience, so that you understand and master the general coping skills necessary for all changes and stressful situation. Resilience means being able to endure loss, rejection, failure and disappointment without losing your ability to function effectively, and without losing your optimism and hope for the future.

There's no way you can avoid stress as long as you're alive (or even would want to), so why pretend it isn't going to happen. Don't be left running to the kitchen for shears, when you could have a pair of loppers on hand.

With the proper tool available, you can feel confident in times of stress and this will eliminate the biggest problem you can eliminate - an unreasoned reaction or response on your part that will diminish your ability to act quickly and effectively.

Chances are good you already have good coping skills and emotional intelligence. Some people tell me "oh that," as if it couldn't help them to improve. Developing your emotional intelligence is like building a muscle. Working with a coach helps you do this.

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