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How To Be Self Aware How to become self aware. To be self aware is to fully comprehend our thoughts, feelings and actions. And, perhaps more importantly, how our thoughts, feelings and actions affect self and others. It is the ability to look at our life as others see us. Self awareness becomes the ability […]
Read articleWhat Is A Toxic Relationship? Toxic relationships are just that. Toxic! They are often poisonous or filled with negative emotion. We all know people who argue for argument sake—pushy when a simple request is all that is needed. They are not approachable, raise every problem to the level of crisis and exaggerate shortcomings. This isn’t […]
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, […]
Read articleHow To Control Emotions? When is it appropriate to express your feelings at work? Let’s face it, put two people together and there’s bound to be conflict. The conflict may begin as a tiny disruption but left unaddressed turns into an ugly mess. “Unexpressed emotions never die. They are buried alive […]
Read articleWhat Is Emotional Intelligence? Emotional Intelligence is an old idea but how does it affect the workplace? Emotional Intelligence (EI) defined: A simple definition is the art and science of managing one’s emotional and social functioning. EI functions may be displayed unconsciously, however, the conscious use of emotional intelligence adds a new element to one’s ability […]
Read articleSelf-Expression: Unexpressed Emotions Never Die Self-expression reflects the ability to understand one’s feelings and thoughts; and, how to communicate them appropriately. This composite of emotional intelligence is made up of the following three elements: Emotional Expression: knows one’s emotions and can effectively express them Assertiveness: the ability to share appropriately even when standing alone Independence: […]
Read articleSelf 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 to be someone else! If you do this, who is going to live your life? […]
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