Posted by: Carlos R. Todd on: August 24, 2009
Avoid Using “Always” and “Never”.
Many people, when they are involved in a conflict with other people will accuse them of “always” doing something or “never” doing something. People rarely never or always do anything. We may have habits, but for the most part, people are pretty flexible. When you accuse someone of always [...]
Posted by: Carlos R. Todd on: November 19, 2007
Anger management is a very forward focused class that teaches skills in anger management, stress management, communication skills and emotional intelligence. Some still carry the idea that anger management is for the court mandated or those who have been explosive in the recent past. This is simply a misconception.
Anger is a signal, therefore it [...]
Posted by: Carlos R. Todd on: November 17, 2007
The globally accepted Anderson and Anderson model which incorporates an assessment and teaching skills in anger management, stress management, emotional intelligence and communcation skills is demonstrating its versatility across the country. It has in effect helped to broaden the concept of anger management far beyond work with the court mandated. Reported use of this [...]
Posted by: Carlos R. Todd on: October 15, 2007
Confronting the problems in our lives and living an authentic existence can be elusive for many. Some of us hate to confront the things that are enviably making us unhappy. We hear our emotions telling us that that we need to make changes in our job, marriage, health and life’s focus yet we ignore and AVOID these [...]
Posted by: Carlos R. Todd on: October 9, 2007
To understand the connection between anger and the other emotions a military analogy would be apt. It is helpful to see the other emotions (fear, sadness, jealousy, confusion…), as the early warning progressing through the use of accelerated force to defend something we hold dear. If these warnings are ignored, anger is the final force [...]
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