Following on from Part 1 when we looked at the physical effects our emotions can have on us, we shall now see ways in which our moods can profoundly influence our thinking.
EMOTIONS AND OUR THINKING
Quite simply, negative emotions cause
negative thinking and the fact that what we think determines what we do and therefore how we live our life, this is of crucial importance to us.
- Our mental energy is one of our most valuable resources, but how much of it has to be diverted to dealing with feelings of frustration, irritation, anger or even fear and anxiety? Surely our mental energy would be better expended managing the direction of a meeting or delivering a presentation?
- Negative emotions almost always move us into negative thinking, and if that those thoughts become personal in nature, perhaps there is a danger that we can fall into the trap of losing focus and 'playing the man and not the ball'? How often have you been in a meeting and see personal frictions influencing a discussion? We can become distracted from the aims of a task because our thinking has been led on walkabout by our emotions.
- Constant awareness of the relationship between our emotions and moods on the one hand, and our thinking on the other, ensures that we can retain far greater control of what happens next.
In Part 3 of this blog we shall be looking at the effects our emotions can have on the 'behaviour supply chain' at the point of delivery: our behaviour.
Alan Keyse is a fully qualified Business and Life Coach who now applies his 30 years of experience as a sales executive to coaching Emotional Intelligence to business leaders, executives, managers and their staff either in one-to-one sessions, in groups, or speaking to larger audiences.
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