HORIZON

Iron Emotions

Our emotions are uninvited guests having their permanent seat in our conscious as well as subconscious mind. They visit us in the form of sorrow, joy, fear, hate, love, sympathy, empathy and many more. Increased heart palpitation and unconcealed signs of crying, smile or perspiration can be apparent with their arrival. Can we tame them? Can we have control on them? Can we conceal them?

Most of the success stories of legends are result of an amalgamation of such unwanted but essential emotions; Iron Emotions. We have been sermoned on the glory of hard work and patience as the most imperative virtues to achieve success, but have never trained to have iron emotions; which, I personally believe, are quintessential ingredient to be successful in your  endeavors. 

Why Emotions should be like Iron? 

Iron is lustrous, silver-grayish metal and is soft and flexible. It is also an essential part of hemoglobin. It is used to make steel which is rust resistant.  Iron also symbolizes the male energy and is connected to physical power, aggression, growth dependence and protection. It promotes emotions like lust, confidence, valor, strength,vigor and pliability. All these properties of iron makes it very significant. Hence, emotions should be trained to be like iron.

Can We Train our Emotions?

Anything which is reaction of our mind, our psychology or heart can always be trained. Its same as mentoring novice and help him expertise his skills. During low ebb of our life we are prone to get shaky in our emotions and this is the time when we take a different role. We must master our emotions to be consistent in endurance, valor and confidence. 

How to Earn Iron Emotions?

Iron in its pure form is scarcely known but in its crude or impure carbon containing forms is used for making tools, equipment, machinery and steel etc. Likewise any emotion which tries to overpower us in its pure form is very harsh and hard to bear. But after smelting it we can make it rust resistant and silvery by adopting some concrete ways:

1. Don't let Pessimism Hammer you.

2.Overthinking will adversely affect your Constructive Mind.

3.Brush aside Debris of Self Pity, Self Mistrust and Overconfidence.

4. Practice  Assertive communication. 

5. Dialogue is the best solution for any discrepancy. Talk it over.

6. Don't be like an open book. Keep some chapters as your trump card.

7. Record your Self Progress Statistics.

8. "Serenity thou are success."Remember being passive audience during odds will let you earn success rather than being active and boisterous performer.

9. Shake hands time to time with your inner struggles. A tight hug to struggles would melt them and will turn them into silvery steel that is into " Successful You."

10. Be your own guide and show yourself what you want to see and not what others want you to see.

11. Value time, people and resources to avoid eleventh hour emotional outbursts.

12. Have firm opinion of your own decisions.

13. Laugh out stress.

14. Mother your dilemmas.

15. Control anguish, aggression and confusion by right planning and using right resources for people and by people.

Iron Emotions will not mean to be stern in the situations not congenial but it would mean having firm mind with fixed feelings of control and self trust. If you are able to earn it for yourself you can help others to exercise it on themselves.

Sangeeta Sharma