Have you been angered by a message you received or a news you’ve watched? How did you respond?
Sure, how our emotions are evoked matters and often dictates how we respond (especially when we are quick to react and not think our actions through, like a frog 🐸 leaping immediately from a perceived threat).
From Great at Work: How Top Performers Do Less, Work Better, and Achieve More:
The chart “Lining Up Emotions in the Right Ways” lists high-arousal emotions that you will want to provoke when persuading others to follow your lead.
Lining Up Emotions in the Right Ways
| Arouse Negative Emotions About the Status Quo | Evoke Positive Emotions About the Future State (i.e., Your Goal) |
| Fear | Excitement |
| Anger | Joy |
| Frustration | Passion |
| Resentment | Thrill |
| Disgust | Ecstasy |
| Anxiety | Delight |
Knowing how to evoke the right emotions may help you convince others about the goal you want to achieve. And I hope it’s the kind of goal that benefits others and not only a chosen few.
jessa 