Self expression includes emotional expression, assertiveness and independence. Ralph Waldo Emerson who said, “Insist on yourself; never imitate.” Know your who you really are! This is the cumulation of your thoughts, feelings and actions. Don’t make the mistake of trying…
In my continuing series on emotional intelligence this blog addresses self perception. When thinking of self perception many will err on the side of an inflated or deflated view of self. According to C.S. Lewis, “True humility is not thinking…
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. These 3 things have been on the mind of America for 250 years. In terms of emotional intelligence: Well Being – The overarching decisive factor of Emotional Intelligence. Most people refer to this…
EQ Trumps IQ Every Time Ask any group of people to list those things they most admire in the most qualified or skillful leader they know and then look closely at the list. The results will fall into three categories:…
Okay, so you are almost 2 months into 2016. How are you doing with those things you resolved to do at the beginning of the year? Are you rising early to get a great start to the day? Achieved that…
Sloth – running from that which is hard. The aim is sweetness and good feelings. Perhaps the opposite of this is maturity. Maturity can be defined as delayed satisfaction. Sloth is simply putting off the thing that is difficult by…
Envy – unhappy when others do well. Do you find it difficult when others succeed when you do not? Are you envious of others’ happiness or contentment. Do you cringe when you see someone who seems to have everything in…
Impulse Control – resist what is best In my teaching to become a Certified Coach I learned there are five levels of human maturity. The first level is complete dependence as a tiny baby and the fifth is the ability…
Wrath – easily irritated, lacking sweetness, have little patience to wait. You may know this better as anger or frustration or impatience. Do you seek the truth? Or, do you always want to be right? Do you have a control…
In April 1968 Bobby Kennedy (Robert Francis) was traveling through Indiana on the Wabash Cannonball. Bobby was due to arrive in my hometown of Wabash. Hence, I decided to be at the train station to greet them him. The train…