Managing
The Worry Circle
By:
Ocean Palmer
“Let’s face it -- life
today is unpredictable, unstable and
downright nerve-racking,” says
International Worry Expert Ocean
Palmer. “Just keeping up with current
news can be exhausting. With everything
from massive layoffs to the swine flu
epidemic -- not to mention the emotional
battle for sanity with regard to
relationships, kids and work -- worries
can become totally overwhelming.”
Why we worry, what we worry about and
how we manage our Worry Circle (the
imaginary bubble where we carry our
worries, fears and concerns) is the
focus of Palmer’s new book, MANAGING
THE WORRY CIRCLE: How to Improve Your
Life by Worrying Less. He explains
that our upbringing, core beliefs and
significant life experiences all
contribute to how immersed we get in our
worries. He describes three kinds of
worry:
·
Things
We Can Control:
Training our minds to worry only
about things we can control is the crux
of effective Worry Circle management and
a position of strength.
·
Things We Can Influence (but not control):
A worry that we can influence features
some portion that we can control, but
not entirely solve. We can be nice to
others, but not control what they think
of us. For example, parenting falls
heavily into the influence category.
·
Things
We Cannot Influence or Control:
When we worry about things beyond our
control we tend to dwell on them to the
extreme. Our minds rocket to the worst
scenarios imaginable: The job market’s
horrible. Nobody’s hiring. The house
won’t sell, the market’s too bad. We’re
trapped, doomed and we’ll lose all of
our possessions. We’ll be homeless.
Under this scenario, we trade all logic
for uncertainty and panic.
Mark Twain once said, “I am an old man
and have known a great many troubles,
but most of them never happened.” Ocean
Palmer says that we imagine troubles
where none exist, and actually have the
power to manage what we worry about and
turn our emotional vulnerability into a
source of positive strength.
Released: June 2009
Ocean palmer
is an internationally renowned executive
sales coach. A #1 sales performer, Ocean
has taught and lectured on four
continents. For the past three years he
has worked extensively throughout
Eastern, Central, and Western Europe and
his methods are proven to work
domestically and internationally. This
is his eighth book; two of his novels
have been optioned for motion picture
development. His current research
involves the use, misuse, and abuse of
technology and its impact on changing
behaviors for both buyers and sellers.
Ocean resides in Denver, where his
hobbies and interests include flyfishing,
horse breeding, and charity work. In
2003 he was honored by Jacksonville
University as the school's distinguished
alumni of the year. MAXIMUM
HORSEPOWER won the Silver Medal from the
2nd Annual Axiom Business Book Awards.
Visit the Ocean Palmer Website
