Self Motivational Way to Manage Stress

Posted on July 28th, 2009 by admin in Self Techniques

You can clearly distinguish self motivational people by the way they manage stressful situations. One of the main reasons we may be easily stressed in a given situation is because we readily associate with it. What does that mean? It means we find it difficult to stand back and take an objective view of the situation. We use most if not all of our senses to absorb ourselves in the situation and thus if it is a negative situation our emotions become overwhelmed. On the other hand self motivational people appear to achieve an inner peace when all around them negative influences are going on. They have a clearer perspective on what is going on rather than just a bunch of mixed up emotions.

In the first instance self motivational people become observers of what is happening around them. They decide to gather as much information about the situation before they decide on and take action. Self motivational people get highly curious about what is going on even in a negative situation. They want to learn what is happening and try to understand what is happening. If you are familiar with Stephen Covey’s book “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” (see my self motivational book list). You will know that one of the habits he recommends is “Seek First to Understand then be Understood”. So as observers they are dissociated from the situation and in a better place to take a more realistic view of what is happening.

The secong thing that self motivational people do is to remain objective. That is they don’t pre-judge the situation waiting till they have all the relevant information before they take a decision and then act. They remain unbiased and are not quick to critisize as many of the rest of us do. Self motivational people also exhibit a sense of compassion rather than just coldly judging people.

When I say that self motivational people act as observers and stay objective they don’t just do that about others. They do the same about themselves in any given situation. This is the real skill of being dissociated in any situation to arrive at the right conclusion. This is why we notice that self motivational people appear to have that inner peace even in particularly negative situations. It also explains why self motivational people always seem to make the right decisions in any given situation. Try it yourself next time you are in a stressful situation, stand back and be an observer and take an objective view. You will notice yourself becoming more self motivational.

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