your Story: Reality and Drama Successful Employees… Change the way they Think Reprioritize Refocus thoughts and actions Notes: When we communicate under stress, here’s what the brain does: We see what someone did and then tell ourselves a story about he or she did it, why which leads to a feeling, which leads to our own actions. If the story is unflattering and the feeling anger, adrenaline kicks in. Daniel Goleman in calls this an Emotional Intelligence hijack.” “amygdala When we communicate under stress, we tell ourselves stories.
your Story: Reality and Drama Successful Employees… Change the way they Think Reprioritize Refocus thoughts and actions Notes: When we communicate under stress, here’s what the brain does: We see what someone did and then tell ourselves a story about why he or she did it, which leads to a feeling, which leads to our own actions. If the story is unflattering and the feeling anger, adrenaline kicks in. Daniel Goleman in Emotional Intelligence calls this an “amygdala hijack.” When we communicate under stress, we tell ourselves stories.
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