The Dictionary meaning of Poise is composure or self-possession or equilibrium. Thus a poised person is self-assured and carries himself/herself gracefully and with dignity. For human beings the difficulty arises due to emotions. If anything is not happening as per the expectation, the individual is likely to react in a way which is often irrational. Poise is difficult to maintain. However, the benefits are immense. A poised person is able to deal with all kinds of people calmly and elegantly. How to maintain poise? Psychologists after research have come to certain conclusions, which I would like to reproduce below: The biggest enemy of poise is anger. Everyone would agree that anger is not beneficial to the individual under any circumstances. A person gets angry due to uncomfortable situations due to uncomfortable situations or due to his/her own inadequacies to meet the situations. One may also get angry if someone insults or speaks in a manner which is ...