(Distinctions are subtleties of language that, when gotten, cause a shift in a belief, behavior, value, or attitude.)


Emotions. Part of the human experience. To feel emotions is a gift. And can sometimes feel like a curse.

There are two aspects of emotions reviewed here.

First, it takes awareness and training to be able to achieve emotional competence.

From our earliest state as tiny infants, we have had the ability to feel emotions. It was also easy for us to be overwhelmed by them. Which was scary. Emotional competence is the ability to experience our emotions completely. But not become overwhelmed by them. It is a learnable skill.

Second, with emotional competence, the meaning of this Distinction becomes clear.

Emotions are packets of information and guidance. We can access the wisdom embedded in them without fearing that we will be overwhelmed. Which allows us to learn from them.


Coaching Point: Have you developed emotional competence?


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