If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you know I find valuable messages in movies. I saw one this week, Pixar film Inside Out, that is the on screen adaptation of one of my earlier blog posts: Feeling Substitution: Tit for Tat.
11 Steps to a Meaningful Apology
Suppose you and a friend had a disagreement and left feeling misunderstood and angry. After having time to calm down, you reflect on the interaction. You realize that you are the one who overstepped the situation and hurt your friend’s feeling.
It will blow over.
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5 Steps to Calm Down
A walk outside can help
Last week, we broke down the 5-step process of getting upset. We used the example of a father trying to get his daughter ready for school. He wanted to remain calm in a stressful situation, but instead became anxious and angry. It ended with him yelling at his daughter, her crying, and him feeling like a bad father.
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5 Steps of Becoming Upset
Don’t we all want a better handle on our emotions? However, at times you are not able to make that choice to behave like you want and you end up feeling badly about yourself. You can learn skills to help you handle emotional situations differently.
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The True Self: Part Discovery, Part Reinvention
How to eat an elephant
You are on the path of finding your true self. This process is part discovery, as you learn about the parts of yourself that you like and want to keep, and part reinvention, as you merge the “keepers” with the new pieces you find.
When you are integrating the old self and the discovered self, it is helpful to have some direction. Pamela Mitchell, founder and CEO of The Reinvention Institute, has put a lot of work into providing this direction. Reading some of her latest works helped me assemble these steps to get you started. Continue reading
