Master your EMOTION

• The mind in its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of Hell, a hell of Heaven.
• We all experience a wild range of emotions throughout our lives.
• We all have highs and lows, don’t we? The key is what we do with our lows.
• Are we using our emotions to grow? Are we learning something from them? Or are we beating ourselves up over them?
• Knowing how you feel is the first step toward taking control of your emotions.
• You may have spent so much time internalizing you’ve lost touch with your emotions.
• Feelings manifest as physical sensations in your body, not as an idea in your mind.
• Perhaps, the reason the word ‘feel’ is so often overused or misused is because we don’t want to talk about our emotions.
• Your emotions can make your life miserable or truly magical.
• Your emotions color all your experiences.
• When you feel good, everything seems, feels, or tastes better.
• Your energy levels are higher and possibilities seem limitless.
• When you feel depressed, everything seems dull.
• Your emotions can act as a powerful guide, telling you something is wrong and allowing you to make changes in your life.
• Emotions can be among the most powerful personal growth tools you have.
• In it, I’ll share everything you need to know about emotions so you can overcome your fears and limitations and become the type of person you really want to be.
• You’ll learn what emotions are, how they are formed, and how you can use them for your personal growth.
• You’ll also learn how to deal with negative emotions and condition your mind to create more positive emotions.
• In Part I, what emotions are and why you are wired to focus on negativity.
• In Part II, how your beliefs impinge upon your emotions.
• In Part III, how negative emotions work and why they are so tricky.
• In Part IV, use your emotions as a tool for personal growth.
• This book should be read at least once and then revisited to focus on the section(s) explored in more depth.
• The results from this book depend on the amount of time and effort put in.
• Emotions are a complex topic that could benefit from a deeper understanding.
• Emotions are affected by your survival mechanism.
• The 'ego' impacts your emotions.
• The mechanism behind emotions involves the 'ego' and the 'survival mechanism'.
• Negative emotions can be hard to deal with because they involve the 'ego'.
• Rejection can be painful because it activates the fear of rejection, which is an evolutionary response to ensure survival.
• Even if you know most rejections are no big deal, you may still feel the emotional pain.
• If you listen to your mind, you may create a whole drama around a rejection.
• A single criticism can often outweigh hundreds of positive ones.
• The author’s authorial brain likely interprets the negative review as a threat to their ego, triggering an emotional reaction.
• The fear of rejection can lead you to over-dramatize events.
• If your boss criticized you at work, your brain may see the event as a threat and you may think, “What if I’m fired? What if I can’t find a job quickly enough and my wife leaves me? What about my kids? What if I can’t see them again?”
• To overcome this bias towards negativity, you must reprogram your mind.
• One of a human being’s greatest powers is our ability to use our thoughts to shape our reality and interpret events in a more empowering way.
• Some parts of the brain have become obsolete due to changes in society.
• The survival mechanism in the brain is responsible for the bias towards negativity.