Did you know that every successful professional has one thing in common? They all possess a strong level of emotional resilience. Were they born with it? No, in most cases they learned it as an ability necessary for survival in business.

What is emotional resilience:

It is the ability to quickly return to a state of poise, confidence and ease no matter what curves are thrown your way. How do you get there?

Here are the 7 Steps:

1. Have a strong level of belief in yourself:

Know that whatever happens, you are offering to the marketplace something that is extremely valuable. Know your uniqueness and communicate it clearly.

2. Have strong boundaries:

You dont need emotional walls in business but you do need to set and maintain strong boundaries. This especially includes the ability to say no

3. Always go for a win/win:

Give yourself permission to know what you want and go for it. Make sure it is a win/win.Rule of thumb---if the interaction is not going to be a win/win, refuse to be involved in it.

4. Keep an attitude of high intentions and low attachment: When youre in negotiation, you need to be strong and assertive with a high intention to succeed. It may sound paradoxical but you must be detached from the outcome, knowing that you did your best.

5. Remain focused on the task and keep your emotions in check:

In your personal life, live it up! Have a ball! Allow yourself to laugh, cry and get angry. Its good for your soul. However, in your business life, keep cool and keep your emotions in check. This will make it easier for you to attend to the task at hand.

6. Stop trying to make your clients into your friends:

If you really want to be emotionally resilient, dont create dual relationships. They tempt you to get emotionally involved and then take everything personally. To be resilient, you need to stay impersonal, i. e. centered and calm.

7. Create positive self-talk:

Dont let your Inner Critic run the show. Develop the voice of your Inner Ally so that you are always tuned into positive self talk. Youll hear statements like : Good Job or Dont sweat the small stuff

How good are you at keeping your Inner Critic at bay and filling up your mind with positive self- talk, like Im proud of myself for?

Maya Bailey, Ph.D.

Maya Bailey, Ph.D. is a Psychologist, Life Coach and a Business Coach. She specializes in helping people to reach their goals and live their dreams . Maya has had more than 30 years experience in coaching people to be more fully effective.

Maya has produced her own televison show called Inner Journey and is the former Marketing Director of the Center for Personal Development.

Maya's awakening to coaching came 10 years ago when she moved up to Northern California and discovered how coaching helped her build her own businees in months instead of years.

She is currently a popular speaker, teleclass leader, expert author and has her own private practice both locally and internationally.

Her business, The Coaching Edge, has helped thousands of coaches, real estate agents and success minded professionals to work smarter instead of harder. Through her unique process of coaching from "the inside out", Maya has received hundreds of testimonial letters from satisfied clients who have reached their financial and personal goals.

Maya delights in coaching people not only to overcome life issues and move forward, but also has a keen interest in helping professionals to make 6 figure incomes in a short amount of time. She has written many articles on Marketing Advice. Some examples of her articles are: Marketing Advice: Are you Proactive Enough? Marketing Advice: Do you find it easy or difficult to

"toot your own horn"? Marketing Advice: Stop struggling and start attracting

Maya combines sound leading edge marketing tools and strategies with psychological skills and catalyzes her clients to achieve the results they deserve. Many have doubled and tripled their incomes.

Maya is passionately committed to helping people live their dreams, one client at a time.