CoachingFood for thought

Why am I so impulsive? Why do I explode?

You see a trigger and anger, annoyance or disappointment boils up inside you. You become impulsive, you explode, perhaps you become hurtful or humiliating. And sometimes you get angry later that your emotions, your anger, have taken control of you. You “could have said it differently”. What does it take for such explosions? What happens…

Food for thought

I MUST control myself

Does it work? Our answer as coaches is clear: no. Domination is control, is power. Strong, deep emotions come from deep layers, from parts of your personality that want and are allowed to contribute to your ego just as much as your rational parts. The booklet “Die Kunst sich selbst aushalten” by Michael Bordt, which…