Emotions are automatic physical responses, but feelings are the meanings you assign to them. Fear doesn't have to mean you're in danger, anger doesn't have to mean you're agitated. Learning to separate the two is a skill that changes how you react.
Peace. Let me run somebody real quick. Listen, did you know that you can experience an emotion but not be in your feelings? Let me break that down for you real quick. See, emotions are like automatic, like something happens and your emotions get activated. It's like the check engine light coming on when something is happening. Your feelings is how you define that emotion. Your feelings is the meaning you put behind that emotion. So let me give you an example. Something could create fear. I could be walking down the street right now, say 2 big dogs come or some people start running up on me. I can have fear, but I don't have to be frightened. Get it? I can use fear as the warning signal so that I can proceed with caution, know how to combat the situation. But if I'm frightened, I might panic, right, and run a bad play. I could be in a meeting And get angry, but I don't have to be agitated. You get it? I can be disappointed but not discouraged. So I want you to take this with you today as you move through the weekend and just remember, you can experience an emotion but not be in your feelings. Emotions is what automatically happen. Feelings is the meaning you give it. And that's what emotional intelligence is about. And no, it's not always easy. That's why it's a skill, and I'm here to help you with that. So do me a favor: if you like what you heard today, not only just like and comment, but share, because you never know how this can move the needle on somebody's lives and make they make their day more smoother. All right, so I'll catch you guys in the next one. One.
I was literally kicked off a Southwest flight before for being disrespectful.
