From the course: Developing Executive Presence
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Being emotionally proactive
From the course: Developing Executive Presence
Being emotionally proactive
- To manage your emotions in executive presence situations, begin with the emotional end in mind. Let me give you an example. Mother Teresa was a role model for her distinctly strong positive presence and for staying centered and purposeful, whether dealing with the world's most powerful or impoverished people. Her passion to make a difference for others involved spreading peace and love. Given that purpose, listen to this statement of hers about the importance of beginning with the right emotional set point. It's only five words, but in them is her bigger-picture purpose and an intention to exercise emotional leadership with every interaction. She said, peace begins with a smile. Your passion to make a difference might be different than hers and that's fine, but whatever it is, in her statement she gives us all a crucial lesson about managing emotions in executive presence situations. Whatever you're doing, meetings, presentations, discussions, strive to start with your best…
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