Growing up, you were likely told not to let little things get to you. If you are like most others, you missed that day in school when they actually taught you step-by-step, how to be successful at this. You can’t and shouldn’t turn your emotions off at work. After all, you are human! This is as ridiculous as expecting your dog to not wag his tail over a treat. It’s all natural instinct!
What is Logic?
You will often hear a lot about doing what is logical. Don’t make decisions when you are upset because it is not logical. Don’t react without thinking things through because it’s not local. Really, what exactly is logic, and what’s so great about it?
Well, logic studies the principles of correct reasoning and valid interference. Doesn’t sound like much fun, does it? Where’s the passion? Where is the instinct? Most great moments in one’s career are made by reacting in a split second in a specific circumstance. Are you really supposed to step back, evaluate the situation and conjure up your own quick case study? Well, you can, but rest-assured, someone who’s not ignoring their emotions will react and get ahead.
Set Your Emotions Aside
Really? People say to set your emotions aside? Is this like moving your beer to your left side because you talk with your right hand and you don’t want to knock it over? Emotions are not pieces of property that can be moved.
If you ignore your emotions, you could very well be missing a critical message that your subconscious is trying to get through. Emotions can be very intuitive and your subconscious is almost always right; if you learn how to listen to it, you will be better ahead.
Why Emotions are Beneficial
Your brain is able to look at the big picture and see things in a way that you should be listening to. If you are offered that big promotion you have been working so hard for, but you suddenly have all these emotions that taking it will not be the best decision, you probably don’t understand why. The truth is, you have tunnel vision and are focused on the goal, but your subconscious can see all the pieces and is telling you something that you are ignoring.
Ignoring your emotions could put you in a bad situation, or even cause you to miss a better opportunity just ahead. Logic is great for science experiments or determining if you can really afford that beachfront bungalow, but when it comes to the workplace, you have to be open to what your gut is telling you. That feeling is there for a reason, and it’s not just to confuse you. Perhaps if it could beat you over the head with a frying pan, you would be more open to listening? Or, maybe if it served the answers up neat in a martini glass, you could understand them better? Well, these aren’t going to happen, so you will have to deal with that feeling of knots in the pit of your stomach instead.
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