Emotional Intelligence Articles

Relationships are difficult; requiring understanding, openness, patience, commitment and a sincere desire to do what it takes to make it work. It also requires both people to be committed not only to the relationship, but to their own personal growth. If one or both partners are not open to look at their own issues, which we all have, the relationship will ultimately run aground.

One of the great writers on motivation, Ausabel, determined that there was intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. What does that mean exactly?

112558 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dr. Carl Robinson Publishes a journal for Addressing Pervasive Anger A decade of successfully touching lives in trainings and sessions inspires his new book

Today's inspiration comes from a client who wrote the following email to me: Hi Lena Thank you once again. This time is for helping to remove a deep-seated block inside me. Since your last sessio I have peacefully embraced my tears. Because now I understand it is the body's desperate need to flush out the pain. And gosh, do I have alot of pain. I hope to find out why and where did all these pain come from in your next PLRT session. I always hate myself when I cry, people a

There’s nothing more frustrating and disheartening than feeling that your boss is undermining your efforts to do your best at work. Maybe it seems intentional, maybe it seems just who s/he is. Whatever the origin, the toll on your morale and performance is heartbreakingly wasteful. What to do? You’ve almost certainly tried everything you could think of. Maybe you’ve managed to largely insulate yourself from contact with him or her, so your anger and frustration erupt less o

I never kept a single New Year's resolution. Until I learned the secret I'm about to tell you. And now, I don't even *think* about whether or not I'll be keeping any new resolutions I make. I know it's completely up to me. And 'will power' has nothing to do with it. Will power is overrated ...

Homeowners will discover any sort of home is smaller than their storage necessities. In the kitchen area, a homeowner may have built sliding cabinet racks. These make it possible for more utensils and dishes to be stored in a small, well-organized space. Within the bathroom, hanging a vanity provides sufficient space for toiletries together with other accessories. While in a living area or family room, a built-in could be an exceptional way for keeping more books, pictures an

35 years ago, at the tender age of 15, I happened upon a book called "Think And Grow Rich". I don't remember if it actually mentioned the Law of Attraction by name, but it certainly covered the topic well: All I had to do was focus - with intention, and purpose, and will - focus my thoughts on ...

When sickness or disability is temporary, you will react and adapt to the momentary discomfort by seeking medical council and assistance to rehabilitate. On a short term, most people do not lose their bearing, unless they are worried of it being prolonged. Our society is set to provide the services for such instances. Generally, a person will assess and seek the required help.

Once upon a time I was frantically racing down a side street, when suddenly the light up ahead turned red. Screeching to a halt, I yelled out: "I CAN'T WIN!!" Lot of emotion behind those few little words. But they pretty much summed up my life at the time. "Glad nobody heard that," I ...

Power often stands as a mystery - a misunderstood phenomenon. We often think power means 'power over' - which really amounts to manipulation or intimidation or coercion or outright brute force. True power has nothing to do with anything outside yourself. It comes from within. How it's ...

All kinds of losses can make you feel like it’s the end! Some are worse than others. Whether it is a separation, a divorce, a death, it will wind you out! The grieving period will extend according to your needs and one day, you will feel the need to claim your life back.

For most of us, the subconscious mind is a curious and untameable beast. It lurks in the shadows, awaiting an opportunity to seize control of our willpower and force us to abandon our goals for the temptation of the moment. Dozens of techniques and disciplines such as positive affirmations, self-hypnosis, neuro-linguistic programming and creative visualization have been created for the sake of gaining control over the passions of the subconscious mind. Yet even these strategi

Always ready for a challenge, a new dare? When things are not to your liking, you erupt like a volcano, splashing surroundings and people with lava and spurting rocks! Are you forcing by-standers to relocate rather than be splattered? Never planning and having an unrealistic sense of what the future holds, are you always taken aback by events? Lacking the capacity of conscious, responsible action, you constantly blame the world for its intolerance. Rules and laws burden you! To those of your entourage, the scene is becoming old! Now, you feel their despair or disdain!

There are quite a number of instances that work the desire for an individual to have more than average emotional intelligence. Watching some detective movies, especially those that seek to uncover hidden conspiracies connote the effectiveness of possessing emotional intelligence. Most people may revert and discard some of the implication created when one pose to think if actually attaining emotional intelligence is possible, well the hard truth is that it is very possible and

A stagnant stigma Let us take good look at the stagnant stigma surrounding abuse and see abuse for what it really is: an oppressed, suppressed, repressed mighty universal power that has been stolen – mostly feminine. Now look closer. It takes extraordinary resilience and endurance to contain such compressed energy in the cells of our bodies, as well as our psyche. And, since it is an inherent and infinitely expanding energy, it was never meant to be suppressed.

The high cost of overlooking introverts What do Albert Einstein, Warren Buffet, Mahatma Gandhi, Charles Darwin and Rosa Parks have in common. They are all leaders who made an impact on their world.

Its stating the obvious but our bodies respond physically to how we think and feel. This is the final article in a series of 4 describing how emotions impact health and how we can use this fact to improve our wellbeing. The previous article is here . Imagine being able to monitor and manage the physical and mental wellbeing of ourselves, loved ones and our community as a whole, all by evaluating emotions? The reality of that isn’t that farfetched at all. I’ve developed Tr

I was taught most of the fundamentals about life by my Father and therefore learnt to think like a boy. It certainly has served me well in many aspects however I believe that I learnt to copy the social behaviour of men and never really got to know how to appreciate the intrigue of being a woman. I spent most of my free time with my Dad at sports clubs and pubs and was able to interact with people much older than myself. Another thing that has stood me in good stead.

I learned this morning one more time - how important it is to pay attention to my thoughts and feelings. It happened as I was looking at the barriers I've put up to 'receiving'. I was curious to know why I don't receive more love, more success, etc. I knew I must be blocking so much of ...

It is said that Health Care Providers are prone to Compassion Fatigue at one point or another. The best of us are more likely to burn-out when extending our willingness to provide healing support beyond our capacity or in so trying circumstances that we fail to refuel rapidly enough to face the demand. As you know, a breach to our inner core may be caused by exposure to some element we are more sensitive to, leaving us vulnerable.

The other day I was driving down a four lane road at about 3:00 in the afte oon. There was light traffic and I was in the right lane. All of a sudden this car cuts right in front of my as he swerves into my lane and THEN he hits his brakes. My first impulse was to get both of my hands ...

“A true history of human events would show that a far larger proportion of our acts are the result of sudden impulse and accident than of reason of which we so often boast”. Albert Cooper Have you ever spoken out in anger and regretted the words almost as soon as they came out? Ever acted without thinking out the consequences of your actions? If you are you are certainly not alone. Many high profile people have had their careers ruined because of one brief moment when their mouths went into action before their thoughts could stop them.

Maybe I shouldn't call it 'finding' courage because courage doesn't lie around waiting to be found. You don't reach down and pick it up from the side of the road - or anywhere else, for that matter. No one is born with courage, so you can't really reclaim it either. Unlike love and ...

As a leader, you will be called upon to solve a variety of problems. People will seek out your expertise to enhance performance and productivity. Your people skills will be sought out to facilitate, even mediate at times. Your wisdom will build your reputation and increase your responsibility to others. It is therefore in your best interest to constantly improve your skills and be up to date on methods and systems to enhance performance, productivity and skills. Your professional growth will also be closely linked to your self-growth.

Biological Factors - ADHD – If you have a high-energy problem child, have him/her tested for ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). If they have it, learn as much as you can about it and change the child's diet to exclude triggers like foods high in refined sugars (sucrose, dextrose), foods containing dyes (kool-aid), and heavily-processed foods. Try to avoid drugs like Ritalin as it may make things weird and children won't remember to take it on their own at school.

"In the world today there is plenty of technology, plenty of entrepreneurs, plenty of money, plenty of entry capital. What's in short supply is great teams." John Doerr, Legendary Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Teams with high levels of EQ consistently outperform ...

Fiona was Corrie’s manager at a branch of a large financial institution that had branches across the U.S. Europe and Asia. They had recently come up with a new process that Fiona was hoping that the organization would adopt throughout their operations. As Corrie was instrumental in developing ...

Teach your child in the art of life and at the same time learn about who he/she is. Parenting begins the moment a child is born. Whether you are a little or a lot involved in raising the child, the guidelines are the same with consistency being the key to making it a part of the child's character. How active your are in your child's life reveals what kind of parent you are. Even a deadbeat parent is being a parent, just not a good one, and there is that part in a child that knows it as neglect. Being a parent is a state of mind.

A school’s complete body of students will be impacted upon when the sudden death of a student’s parent becomes known.

It is no secret that a company can not succeed without sustainable leadership. Today’s executive leaders must hold the secret on how to be a good leader. One may think they are a respected, successful leader, but are they really? Are they infecting their organizational community with ...

Frantic, forgetful, fragmented and flummoxed. Does this describe your workplace or someone you work with? If so, you’re not alone. Many workplaces are driven by a frenetic, globalized, technology-driven, task focused climate.

We all are born with a certain amount of intuition. The problem is, from a very young age we are often told to ignore our feelings or that our feelings are just wrong. You are never taught to trust your emotions. Much like force-feeding an infant can cause the child to start ignoring their natural hunger control mechanism, its the same with emotions. The more we have been taught to push down our feelings, the more likely we are not to trust our emotions. You Get a Feeling in

rnby Sheila Pearl, M.S.W. rnHave you ever fantasized about living a life without any problems? A life that is neat and tidy, with no mess? If your life is anything like mine, you might have started your day by putting out fires, cleaning up some kind of mess, solving some kind of problem. Just when you thought you had everything all figured out, just when everything was beginning to run smoothly...bang! Something happened that created a disruption in your plans; something occ

Success appears when resilience is present whether it be in life or career transitions, in struggles or problem solving, or even in life’s moments of despair. Your goals are seldom reached in one easy stride. Life rarely serves Success on a golden platter. You will need to seek it relentlessly. It is your capacity to set objectives with determination and pursue these with all the courage and perseverance you can muster that brings Success your way.

At the end of the unit meeting Jeremy once again felt very frustrated. Janice and Alan had once again taken up the majority of the time, talking about things which he felt were trivial and inconsequential. It seemed to him that every little thing that they did they had to embellish it so that it would look like it was some huge accomplishment. Jeremy, on the other hand, did have some success which merited attention. Over the last couple of months he had thought up and launched a couple of major initiatives which were quite successful.

Five Critical Exercises to Help You Figure Out What You Really Want in Life "Life is not a matter of chance...it is a matter of choice. "rn— Ka

For most of us our goal in life is to be comfortable. For instance, we want just enough money to be able to live a “comfortable life”.rn rnWe don’t necessarily seek the passion of fulfilling great visions, or the other extreme of apathy and despair. For many of us our lives are focused on securing an as comfortable and pain-free existence as possible. However, painful situations do inevitably come in life, and whilst they are painful, they can bring a gift. The gift is

A lie can travel halfway round the world while the truth is putting on its shoes. A single lie discovered is enough to create doubt in every truth expressed. If you tell the truth, it becomes a part of your past. If you lie, it becomes a part of your future. We all know how difficult it is to trust someone again, who has lied to you before. Trust is an important part of every relationship; and when we lie, even if we think others will never find out, we will create a barrier

A leader should be transparent and his/her integrity should be evident. This is a challenge because when in accuracy emerges from a Leader’s mouth, the trust in his/her ability to lead dwindles. Therefore, a Leader needs to be detail-oriented. Notes taken on projects, detailed methodology suggested as to how his staff is expected to pursue their goals, clear expectations, consistent pertinent feedback to employees after individual meetings. ‘Details!’ You’ll exclaim! ‘I barely have time to complete what I need to do! It is time consuming AND time is a commodity, I can’t spare!’

"Shhuuut uuup!" said the sassy Gen Y to her astonished manager. "Excuse me?" replied the shocked manager, a Boomer. This conversation took place recently in the boardroom at one of the world's largest oil and gas companies. It is a moment that ...

Without work all life goes rotten- but when work is soulless, life stifles and dies. Albert Camus Business owners, leaders and CEOs everywhere are talking about the search for humanity in the workplace. These global leaders are examining the role of true meaning and purpose, both on an organizational and individual level. Steven Covey says there is a “spiritual renaissance taking place in the business world today.”

Anger is a funny thing. Controlling it is not... We tend to want to cover it up, the way we cover up certain body parts. "Don't let your anger show." Many people are afraid of anger - theirs and others. Some people use their anger as a weapon; or at least a tool of negotiation. A lot of ...

Getting Technical Psychological Type was developed by Carl Jung to explain some of the apparently random differences in people's behaviour because of the different ways that people use their minds.

Your Emotional Intelligence skills are recognized. Your Leadership, team work, perseverance, performance and resilience are well-known. Your cognitive intelligence has been proven. Your analytical skills and capacity to rationalize has proven useful in emotionally loaded circumstances. You know yourself well and self-assess regularly to make sure you’re well and on track. You’re self-confident and poised. Your reliability is undeniable. You strategize and prioritize well. You know your limits well. You know when to stop and change orientation.

What is keeping you stuck? What are the barriers to your success in your business, your life, or your personal relationships? Most likely, if you are struggling in one area, all areas are suffering. Why is that? Well, we each come to the table with a certain amount of available energy each and ...

A person with an anxious personality experiences an overreaction to threatening stimuli in his or her environment, resulting in the body having a greater stress response than another person might have to the same event. The anxious person is less able to tolerate the normal uncertainties about ...A person with an anxious personality experiences an overreaction to threatening stimuli in his or her environment, resulting in the body having a greater stress response than another person might have to the same event.

This article is for people who have dreams of greater lives. It can be a dream of starting a new career, greater intimacy, improved health, and any other unrealized great desire. I've learned tons while pursuing my dream of owning a thriving coaching business. I respect and empathize with your struggle, which is why this is dedicated to you. There are four areas of life that must be dedicated to the realization of any dream: the emotions; the mind; the body; and, routine. On

Real people Each child is a unique and real person that parents get to meet each day as they grow into themselves. They bring their own sense of self and personality to the world along with their own place on the timeline of history. They also take us into new and strong emotions with fears in watching them make their own mistakes as they strive for independence.

Common Sense is a lie. A lie that has frustrated me for a long long time as it is the cause of most misunderstandings and hatreds in the world. Why is Common Sense a lie? Well let’s define it first:rnCommon Sense as defined from thee Merriam-Webster Dictionary. • COMMON SENSE: Sound and prudent judgment based on a simple perception of the situation or facts. The initial problem with this definition is the assumption of “Simple Perception”. And where the disconnect lie