When it comes to business, it’s hard to not let emotions get in the way. It’s natural to feel overwhelmed or frustrated in certain situations but when emotion starts to take a toll on your business, your decisions, and your team - that is when you need to start figuring out WHY you have these emotions.
Emotion is a form of energy. We feel angry or sad and that energy is shown through the actions we take either verbally or physically. As a leader, you have to always show up for your team, and learning how to harness your emotions and respond to situations instead of reacting is the key to great leadership and efficient business operations.
Listen in to this episode as I sit down with Deb Shannon, my partner in Marketing by Modification, and talk about emotions in business and how to manage them.
Key parts of the conversation:
- [0:40] - Today’s Topic - How Do I Stop My Emotions From Effecting My Business?
- [1:40] - Emotion = Energy in motion
- [3:19] Harnessing the energy of emotion
- [5:00] Converting emotion into energy
- [5:50] Stop making things personal
- [8:00] Your role and your identity aren’t the same things
- [9:30] Managing your emotions in business
- [11:00] - It is about wanting to get just a little bit better
- [13:15] - As a leader, you always have to show up for your team
- [15:25] - Stop focusing on what you are getting and focus on what your team is getting
- [16:25] - Insecurity as a leader
- [19:40] - Your #1 job as a leader is to look for the negative energy within the team
- [22:20] - Communication is the antidote against negativity
- [24:25] - As a leader, here are the five things you need to know
Great quotes from the podcast:
- “You can’t run your business scared because you will never grow” - Deb Shannon
- “It takes a lot to get one millimeter better at something, that’s the difference between excellent and outstanding” - Deb Shannon
- “Emotions are impacting your business right now and you don’t even realize it” - Alexa
- “The feeling you’re having is creating the energy you are expressing” - Deb
- “Emotion is the paint on the canvas and it’s important to know how to harness that energy” - Deb
- “People conflate their roles and their identities but they aren’t the same thing” - Deb
- “Reactions are chemical in nature and they aren’t controlled that is why it is better to respond than react”
- “Your role isn’t your identify and you can’t let your ego get the best of you” - Alexa
- “As a leader, you always have to show up no matter the situation” - Alexa
- “When you feel insecure, your emotions get high” - Alexa
- “When you’re insecure it means you’ve stopped trusting yourself” - Deb
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