What Is Emotional Productivity And How Is It Changing Lives?

You owe it to the people you love.

You owe it to the people you respect.

You owe it to the people you want to help.

Of course, it’s uncomfortable.

You won’t pick all the right words. You might not even make sense for the first minute or two.

But it’s your responsibility to make sure that you push back, challenge, and voice yourself.

If you make a habit of holding back, you might not ever tell the whole truth or share what needs to be heard.

You are responsible for helping the people around you.

If you care about others, you’re not going to let them off the hook by rolling over.

And it’s this kind of work (emotional labor) that moves and changes people.

It’s this kind of work that changes peoples’ output.

It’s this kind of work that produces different results.

This is Emotional Productivity and no one else can do it for you. It’s up to you because it’s all inside of you.

2 Minute Action

In 2 minutes or less you can:

• Set up a meeting to have a difficult conversation.
• Call someone to own up and apologize.
• Write out your thoughts on paper so you’re more equipped for your upcoming conversation.
• Verbally process your thoughts by talking and rambling to a friend.

It’s hard and requires emotional labor, which no one taught us in school.

Do it anyway.

We’re all counting on you.

What To Do When You Don’t Have The Skills

It’s not whether you have the skills—you can be taught.It’s not whether you know the right people—you can be introduced.

Its about 2 things:

Aptitude.Attitude.

These translate to:

Are you capable of learning the skills and executing the work ethic?And can you do the emotional labor of treating people with respect when it gets hard?Everything else is secondary.

2 Minute Action:

If you’re hiring for a position, applying for a position, or just staying where you are, these principles hold true.Many of you reading this are just starting your projects, or you’re getting to the place where it feels like you want to quit.Let this be a reminder not to quit today.Today isn’t your day.Take 2 minutes to consider what aptitude and attitude would be required to reach your dreams.Is that you right now?What would that person, the one who could achieve those dreams, do differently?I’m not asking you tus to be fluffy and philosophical.I’m asking you questions you can ask yourself later to get through roadblocks.If you want to be an anomaly, you have to act like one.Is that you right now?Write down a few characteristics of aptitude and attitude and make them happen, today.The more you do these things, the more a part of you they become.And the cool thing is:that’s up to you!

What To Do First When It’s Hard

The hard stuff is usually depicted in movies and other media as some kind of grueling, physical test of will.It’s a race, or a hockey game, or a POW camp.While this can be true for some things, it’s usually not.More likely, the hard stuff is something social, emotional, or psychological.Usually, the hard stuff is just simply: the thing you’re avoiding.It doesn’t have to look hard. It just has to make you feel like you’d like to avoid it.If you’re afraid of it, that’s probably a good sign that you’ve sniffed out the hard stuff successfully.

So what do you do?

Stop me if it’s obvious by now . . .Break it into smaller pieces and then do the first one as soon as you start your day.Building a habit of small actions will accumulate like compounding interest.

2 Minute Action:

What’s the thing you’re dreading doing today?Do it right now.You might not be able to do the whole thing in 2 minutes, and that’s fine.Just start.Putting your shorts on is generally the hardest part of going to the gym.