Master Your Emotions: A Practical Guide to Overcome Negativity and Better Manage Your Feelings (Mastery Series Book 1)

by Thibaut Meurisse

Below are some examples of practices you can use based on how you want to feel: 1. Gratitude To feel more grateful, make gratitude a daily routine. Every morning, focus on what you’re grateful for. The more you practice, the better you’ll be able to focus on the positive side of things. Sadly, most of us know we should be grateful, but we aren’t. That’s why we must cultivate gratitude. As the late Jim Rohn said, “Our emotions need to be as educated as our intellect.” Here are some exercises you can use to cultivate a feeling of gratitude: A. Write down things you’re grateful for: Take a pen and a piece of paper, or even better, a dedicated notebook, and write down at least three things for which you are grateful. This will help you focus on the positive side of things. B. Thank people who crossed your life: Close your eyes and think of people you’ve met. As you picture them one after the other, thank them while acknowledging at least one good thing they did for you. If you happen to picture people you don’t like, thank them anyway and still look for one good thing they did for you. It could be making you stronger or teaching you a specific lesson. Don’t try to control your thoughts, simply let the faces of people you know come to your mind. Release any resentment you feel or have felt. C. Focus on one object and appreciate its existence: Select one item in your room and think of the amount of work and number of people involve in the process of creating it and delivering it...