Think before you act!
This old cliché, is simply explained by Peter Bregman in this post which might help you to put it into practice more often.
In summary:
...is the natural way to react. We react reflexively - before thinking (back in a day when humans were facing a 'hungry tiger' on a daily basis, there was no (much) time left for deliberation) - to the event and face the consequences - be it good or bad - of this automatic reaction as an outcome.
The better - and the more appropriate for today's day and age - approach, instead of reacting directly to the past event, is to take a moment to think about the future outcome that we desire following the event that just took place and then react accordingly:
The better - and the more appropriate for today's day and age - approach, instead of reacting directly to the past event, is to take a moment to think about the future outcome that we desire following the event that just took place and then react accordingly:
This small change in the activity chain yields big results. I first learned it a while back as the SOCS principle (easy to remember by thinking of socks) when reading Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman:
Situation - what is it that you are facing
Option - which reaction options are available to you in this situation
Consequences - what are the consequences of the each reaction
Solution - chose the option that has consequences most aligned with the desired outcome
Option - which reaction options are available to you in this situation
Consequences - what are the consequences of the each reaction
Solution - chose the option that has consequences most aligned with the desired outcome
gdLuck...!“You can’t escape the consequences of your actions.” - Steve Pavlina
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