Take a brief pause before you respond to emails, texts, or in conversations. That gap between what happens and how you react gives your logical brain time to catch up when emotions are running high, improving both your decisions and how you treat people.
So my encouragement for you today is to take a purposeful pause throughout the day. And what does that mean? That means that you are going to practice being intentional about putting space in between your responses before you reply to that email, that text, in the midst of that conversation. I want you to start the practice. of being intentional about putting space in between your responses. It is one of the fastest ways to actively practice emotional intelligence. And in this space, we know that when emotions are high, logic tends to be low. So by practicing a purposeful pause, you always give logic time to catch up with your emotions.
I was literally kicked off a Southwest flight before for being disrespectful.
