Emotionally Intelligent People Use 3 Words to Turn Anxiety and Stress Into Confidence and Resolve, Backed by Neuroscience

You can’t always control what happens, but you can control how you respond.

EXPERT OPINION BY JEFF HADEN @JEFF_HADEN

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Emotional intelligence matters: the better you understand and manage your emotions, and the emotions of people around you, the greater your chances of success (in whatever way you choose to define success.)

Sounds good in theory, not always so easy in practice, especially in stressful moments where managing your emotions is difficult.

That’s where taking a moment to use this three-step, neuroscience-backed strategy can come in handy.

Say you feel stressed. “Stressed” has meaning, but it’s too broad. In........

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