From the course: Tips to Enhance Emotional Intelligence with Calming Exercises

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Connect thoughts, feelings, and actions to shift your state

Connect thoughts, feelings, and actions to shift your state

From the course: Tips to Enhance Emotional Intelligence with Calming Exercises

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Connect thoughts, feelings, and actions to shift your state

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- Can you recall the last time that you felt defeated, or as though you were not as capable? Maybe you had just started a new role within your company, and the learning curve was steep. You might have thought that you weren't good at your job, or that you weren't grasping things quickly. This likely evoked feelings of self-doubt, and you may have even rethought why you changed jobs to begin with. It's amazing how quickly negative thoughts can lead to uncomfortable feelings and changes in your behaviors. As you can see from this diagram, your thoughts, feelings, and actions are all interconnected, and they influence how you show up at work. When you think to yourself, "I'm not good at my job," that likely brings up feelings of anxiety, inadequacy and frustration. Those thoughts and feelings then impact the way that you behave, because you're less likely to show up confidently when you're feeling less than worthy than others. Your body language might become closed. You may…

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