Ok, so...I'm clumsy. Hello, my name is Jenny and I'm accident prone. Perhaps that's why I would come up with an idea like 'learn to crash well' as a guiding principle. Plus, I tend to tilt a little more to the risk averse side of the scale (at least according to my definition of risk). Thus, [...]
Over the last several weeks we've focused on understanding, developing, and applying emotional intelligence. Check out the resources I cited in the posts (as well as many I didn't mention) in my Interactive Guide to Emotional Intelligence Resources. In this guide, you'll find books, TedTalks, and movies that I've discovered, read, watched, and used on [...]
"It's a mess when strange events smack into the windscreen of a resolutely rational mind." Robin Sloan I recently finished reading Sourdough by Robin Sloan (a delightfully charming modern allegorical tale) and was struck by the quote above. The rigidity with which I used to approach life, love, emotions, and...well...just about everything failed to prepare [...]
"A bird on a branch never worries that the branch will break because her trust is not on the branch but on her wings." ~ Unknown This quote alongside my reading of The Speed of Trust by Stephen M.R. Covey inspired this week's theme. Self-trust is a deep topic that touches on multiple factors of [...]
When I think of mental discipline as it relates to emotional intelligence , I specifically focus on two simple yet significant tactics deployed when you sense you're about to venture down a dangerous path : Recognizing an unproductive emotion or line of thinking when they arise. Immediately interrupting that unproductive emotion or line of thinking upon recognition. Because [...]
Turns out our moms were right…again. Remember when you used to throw infantile tantrums or explode in emotional outbursts when you didn’t get your way? Remember when your mom would tell you to calm down and count to 10? Well, there’s a whole heck of a lot of science behind why this simple activity works [...]
In the proliferation age of self-actualization where everything you need to know to be your best self is just a click, watch, positive quote, yoga lesson, or creative workshop away, the question seems to be, Why hire a professional coach? My answer is simple: because without someone intently listening to you, asking you challenging questions, [...]
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