Anger is a Nasty Thing - [website] Published: 26th of Sep 2011 by: Miss Knowitall
Anger is a nasty thing; it comes on easily and spreads itself far and wide.
You see it in so many places – parents in shopping malls with their young kids, drivers with no patience cutting each other off and then flipping each other off – that it makes you wonder where it all comes from and why people are just so angry all the time.
But anger is often a result of anger (like when a car pulls out in front of you and you both start yelling at each other, then drive off seething to your jobs where today will not be a good day for your employees) and thus begins a vicious cycle that ends up in our houses and becomes a part of our daily lives.
And boy can we get angry! Have you ever seen someone completely lose their cool with a bank teller or shop assistant? Or start swearing at a telemarketer when he phones for the fifth time?
I know I have.
But I’ve also seen the other end of the spectrum, where you find the most peaceful, happy and carefree people in the world. And they really are happy.
You see, they’ve chosen to take charge of their own emotions and they don’t let anyone else’s anger creep its way into their mood and manifest itself when it reaches boiling point. Instead, they consciously decide to brush it off, smile, and look the other way, stopping the cycle of anger dead in its tracks.
They’ve realised that they are in charge; that they determine their moods; and that other people’s issues will only become theirs if they allow them to.
Staff Training teaches South Africans about being personally accountable in all aspects of life, bringing an end to blame games, guilt and procrastination, and leading to a more accountable workforce.
Are you guilty of letting other people’s anger get to you, or are you cool as a cucumber in the face of confrontation?
