How to Lead as a Woman Physician Series
The Power of Emotional Regulation: Respond, don't react.
If you’re anything like the other 7.9
Did you know that the average person
billion humans on our planet, your
has anywhere between 12,000 and
daily experience is made up of the
60,000 thoughts a day? Even more
thousands of thoughts and countless
interesting, it’s estimated that 80% of
internal emotions you experience
our thoughts are negative, rather than
each day.
positive.1 Our thoughts directly drive the emotions we experience, and
Have you stopped to examine the
ultimately both our internal and
quality of the thoughts you have? Are
external experience and our
they kind, self-compassionate, and
relationships with others.
the words of a good friend? Are they critical, judgmental, or negative?
What kind of emotions do you experience throughout your day? In your interactions with others?
Tammie Chang, MD, LLC
