Crazed, furious, afraid, sad, impatient, worried, hurt, frustrated, et cetera.
These are but a few states you might find yourself in that diminish your effectiveness. The trick is not to prevent those states but to ease out of them as soon as you notice you are in one. Feel good. Then act.
One of the easiest ways to ease out of a less effective state is to take three deep breaths. Three long, slow breaths– in through your nose, deep into your belly, out through your nose or mouth–calms and centers you.
Best part is you can do it most any time, any where.
In your corner,
Mike