It's never OK to lose your temper at work — here are 3 ways to calm down, fast

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• Stress and frustration at work can stop you from thinking clearly — and cause you to react emotionally.
• In order to help you get past your stressors, identify what is triggering your frustrations.
• Once you've identified the source of your stress or reaction, there are three simple steps that can help you get past it.
• Ground yourself, put your feelings into words, and reframe the problem.

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For weeks, I had worked on a team tasked with planning and developing a strategy to launch a new initiative. When I was ready to present it to my boss, I was confident we would gain his buy-in.

But he didn't. The timing, resources, and broader support for our ideas just weren't there.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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