Jeffrey R. Immelt Quotes

I wouldn't, a little bit frightened but throughout my life I'd learnt that when you're in the serious situations, you've got to try to stay calm. Because that's the way you get out of them.

Where I once constantly lost my temper, I found myself arriving at a crisis and experiencing peace.

I also think stress is related to control. When you're in charge of your life, you tend to not care about losing control of things that don't really matter like traffic jams.

Let's say your child spills his or her milk, and it's the only milk you have left, and it seems you're at the end of your rope, just remember: that milk is already spilled. There is no sense in making a sad situation more stressful.

With time, you learn to be calmer.

I don't really let the pressure get to me.

This is important! But you have to stay absolutely cool. I may be completely off-base, and panicking prematurely." "I don't think so. I think you're panicking post-maturely. In fact, if you were panicking any later it would be practically posthumously. I've been panicking for days.

It is difficult to keep quiet when everything is being done wrong, but the less you lose your temper the greater your advantage. Also then you will not go mad yourself.

Okay, take a deep breath, I told myself. Don't go all hormonal. Get the facts straight. Have a mental doughnut.

Yeah, I try to be really calm.

I used to fly off the handle in everyday life, but I'm a little calmer now.

You can't tell yourself that your stress is produced in your head and feel better. You still need to learn how to create a change.

Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath.

Whoever grows angry amid troubles applies a drug worse than the disease and is a physician unskilled about misfortunes.

If I become defensive and upset right away, then that's going to adversely affect how I deal with it and it's probably not going to be good press for me and probably be bad just because I'm angry. Just be open and pleasant.

I practice staying calm all the time, beginning with situations that aren't tense.

The greatest remedy for anger is delay.

Staying composed, focused, and effective under pressure are all about your mentality. People who successfully manage crises are able to channel their emotions into producing the behavior that they want.

Good temper is one of the greatest preservers of the features.

When things are steep, remember to stay level-headed.

Getting angry doesn't solve anything.

I am never angry, although sometimes distressed.

The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.

When people around me are getting rattled, I may just close my eyes and do a breathing exercise.

Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic; it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation.