Wednesday 16 May 2012

Feelings follow behaviour

Feelings follow behaviour as much as they precede them. What really matters is the manner in which one deals with the feeling OR manages the subsequent behaviour.

Who said you can't walk on sunshine everyday?
  An earlier blog post of mine relates to this very phenomenon. We are what we do and similarly how we behave dictates how we feel. Controlling and eliminating negative emotions will have a positive effect on how you behave, which in turn will have a positive effect on how you feel thereafter. Mathematically speaking it could be represented as the following equation:
  
EMOTION = BEHAVIOUR = FEELING

It all starts with a conscious decision NOT allowing a negative emotion to dictate your behaviour. A controlled behavior will in turn result in a less negative feeling, allowing one to confidently and positively walk away from an e.g. an irate employer, partner or uncooperative colleague. Not allowing a poisonous emotion to affect your behaviour will leave you in a rather positive mood.

It isn’t easy, but with constant practice and training of a conscious mind, mixed with an upbeat attitude, can leave you walking on sunshine, no matter the circumstance.

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