Review: A New Language You Should Learn - And a Valuable One
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 15, 2012
Emotions are a language. A language you should learn. The language of emotion speaks of change, duplication, self protection, happiness, contentment, confidence, courage, enthusiasm, love, gratitude, fear, anger, hurt, hopelessness, guilt, discomfort, loneliness, inadequacy, frustration and confusion.This book will help you become a genius when dealing with emotions. It covers how to understand, manage and use your own emotions and how to correctly perceive and manage the emotions of others.First is dealing with your own emotions.What are they telling you? How do you manage your own emotions, keep them under control? How can you create the emotions you need right now? How can you apply emotions to an objective so that your emotions work for you and not against you? The author speaks of 'instant emotional power', an instant state change where you an adopt the appropriate emotion needed for each situation.Then there is dealing with the emotions of others.How to accurately perceive emotions in others? Managing the emotions of others. How to get an emotional person to do what needs to be done.  How to use emotions in counseling situations to help people who are going through difficult times. Managing emotional employees. Using emotions to diffuse explosive violent situations. One chapter deals with thoughts on why people kill themselves. The author also deals with the dangers of abusing your newly acquired instant emotional power.I particularly appreciated Chapter 18 which is on forgiveness: The author states that "Forgiveness is Freedom". Freedom from the need to take revenge. Freedom to be an actor, rather than being in reaction. How to let go of anger, hurt and disappointment so that you can heal and be free.This book will be particularly beneficial for actors who need the real emotion to be convincing in their role.Also for anyone who needs to adopt the appropriate emotion for any circumstance and for counselors. For anyone who wants to live a freer life.