Benefiting at work from Brain Based Insights

How do you deal with that wave of anger at work that sweeps over you like a tsunami washes over sand?
 

It’s impossible to stop unexpected triggers that spark anger at work… but luckily we can rewire our brains for a different way of dealing with frustrations and disappointments that anger us. What works for you?

Patience is one of the best kept secrets as a harbinger to peace that replaces anger. Did you know that  people who maintain higher levels of serotonin find it easier to be patient and avoid anger’s blows?  When triggers for anger come at work, you do well to have one tactic ready to increase your serotonin … your brain’s fuel to respond…. I’m talking about much more than just gritting your teeth and putting up with annoyances that strike you down.

Patience allows you to open your mind enough to hear from and remain sympathetic to others … especially when it comes to accommodating their differences. At the same time… though … patience helps you to see solutions that angry people miss… and to respond by shutting off valves that otherwise allow another person or disappointment to rob your sense of well being.

A truly patient mind makes it impossible for anger to gain a foothold. Recent business owners who found a way to stay patient … overcame the most extreme circumstances that defeated many other victims  in New Orleans … after losing family and fighting with insurance companies to help rebuild their businesses.

We see proof everyday… the mind is diminished by anger…. It’s also evident that your mind is rarely ruined beyond repair because of blows you take…. Since the mind’s shortest distance from anger to restoration depends on a natural supply of serotonin to restore peace you may wish to refuel often as a prevention measure.

After an especially disappointing phone call the other day, I realized that I too am learning daily how to accept the small hurdles that arise every day in the course of business…. When you step back from the anger you feel initially after a blow to your respect or your business … patience will often take over to help you see winning solutions. Have you also noticed that … as you gradually expand your personal capacity to experience the freedom and joy that  patience brings… you find that anger washes back out to sea again where it belongs?