Why Should You Pay Attention to Your Feelings?
Pancho Mehrotra
When you absolutely, have to increase sales, open more opportunities, negotiate deals with profit, I can help, contact me. Psychology in Selling. Keynote Speaker. Executive Coach. Sales Trainer.
Have you ever struggled to make a decision in the moment and felt uptight, not knowing what to do?
What about when you're in a meeting, and your clients ask you a difficult or challenging question? You instinctively know what to say but hesitate—then regret it afterwards, kicking yourself for not saying it.
Pay attention to your feelings. Feelings are signals of what is going on with you and can be used to make an adjustment in the moment. This is what being present is all about.
When you bury or discount your feelings, they will come back to remind you that you have to deal with something. So why not deal with it now?
In fact, it demonstrates mindfulness. Your feelings allow you to gain control over your emotions and actually make wise choices instead of reactive decisions.
Just like a tennis player, you have to learn to use this feedback mechanism to your advantage. Make decisions in the now—don’t live in the past or dwell on the future. Live and make decisions in the present.
There is so much nonsense out there telling you to ignore your feelings, or f...k your feelings. DON’T!
I’d love your feedback on this. Do you pay attention to your feelings or ignore them?