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How To Be At Peace With Yourself What is about peace that we really seek? It is probably different for all of us. In all cases it involves current state and our future. Your default future is the one that will occur with no intervention or change. “What got you here won’t get you there.” […]
Read articleHow To Communicate & Improve Communication Skills Emotional expression is the ability to communicate exactly what one feels in a way that is completely understood. This involves being forthcoming and transparent with one’s feelings and emotions. But how does emotional expression normally occur? Emotionally! Yeah, with a lot of emotion. Anger, sadness, joy or surprise […]
Read articleWhat Is Self-Actualization? Self-Actualization: I still remember hearing those two words put together. It was in Psych 101 when the professor mentioned Abraham Maslow. Maslow is now famous for his theory of Hierarchy of Needs. This can be a very sensitive area especially for those who disregard the notion of modern psychology. Language is the […]
Read articleWhat Is Your New Year Resolution? Give yourself the gift of self awareness. I’m usually a pretty healthy guy. I measure my caloric intake, exercise regularly and keep a pretty disciplined schedule. But I let loose last night (December 31, 2017). Now I didn’t over drink but I did eat things I don’t normally allow […]
Read articleHow To Improve Your Emotional Intelligence If emotional intelligence were a house, emotional self awareness would be the basement. Our belongings and our emotions spend much of the time sealed up and out of sight. Hence, it is only when we have a need that we use the box cutter and go find our valuables. […]
Read articleNew Year Resolution Ideas About 45% of all Americans will make New Year resolutions. In another study about 88% of all resolutions will fail. If these statistics are correct just over 5 percent of the total U.S. population will make a New Year’s resolution and keep it! What is to blame for such terrible results? […]
Read article360 Degree Feedback Emotional Intelligence growth is possible and the fastest way is to use 360 feedback. This feedback mechanism gains insight from people all around you: boss, peers and subordinates as well as self assessment. 360 feedback rarely works when executives are more concerned with their ego than their growth. These executives get the […]
Read articleStrong Interpersonal Skills Begin with interpersonal skills! Hiring managers get paid to make good decisions on their personnel decisions. Hence, one of the most important things these HR folk could do to ensure lower turnover in these key positions is to hire the right person the first time. Typically, a set of competencies is created, […]
Read articleDeveloping Self Awareness Senior managers landed their C-suite jobs because they delivered strong results and possess political savvy. However, many of these same leaders could not tell you the combination of practices that led to their success. A recent study reveals the answer is found in their use of soft skills. …researchers found that harsh, […]
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