Today I was rude to a coworker.
And I’m feeling really bad about it.
I need to train myself to be less impulsive.
I was stressed and reacted badly when she booked an appointment for me without asking first.
But then I felt embarrassed because the only thing I needed was to control myself…
To focus on the solution, not the problem.
Sounds so silly and obvious now.
But I just didn’t think about it in the moment, just reacted right away.
It was an impulse.
The thing we call when there’s no time between what occurred and our reaction.
And let’s be honest here…
Being impulsive is a weakness.
A lot of people like to think of it as a strength or even a sign of power.
But rational people, the ones who think before they talk or react…
Those are the strong ones!
It was a bad thing that happened today, but at least it came with a lesson and an opportunity to be better.
A reminder that we don’t have any control over the things that can happen to us.
But we have full control over how we react.
And mostly, how we react is responsible for the outcome of the situations, not what happened.
So yeah, let’s train ourselves to think and evaluate more our actions and words before doing so!
See you tomorrow, my friends!