Calm down.
Bring it down a notch.
Lower your gaze.
Sit down.
Write your thoughts down.
I haven’t researched why all these expressions invite us to seek a lower plane when we are excited and upset, but it’s likely a call towards humility (from the Latin humus, meaning “from the Earth” or “grounded”).
Ethical leaders understand that they don’t make their best decisions when they’re all worked up.
The Ethical Leader 