-by Kathleen Randall, CSP
Randall Resources International
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year…” Or so the song goes. With the holidays underway and ramping into high gear, many of us are over-extended and just one step away from an emotional melt-down! We’re over-worked, over-taxed, over-looked, and have less sleep, less time, and less patience to deal with even the smallest of decisions and human interactions.
And so, in those moments of unexpected pressure, we snap, crumble, boil, and steam our way through the holidays.
Think back to one of those times when you lost your composure—a time when you reacted in a manner that even you didn’t like! Was it at the office while working with that person who didn’t meet his / her deadline on a joint project? Was it your boss who said something to you in front of your co-workers and completely embarrassed you? Perhaps it was a relative who made some remark at the holiday dinner table that just made you lose it? Or maybe it was a spouse or child who pushed your limits and used up every ounce of your patience…
Did losing it really get you the outcome you desired? Or did it just make you look like the one out of control? (click here to read more…)