Topic: Emotional Intelligence

How To Turn Off The Thoughts That Hold You Back

My husband and I attended a retreat with Eckhart Tolle last month. Eckhart has been one of the biggest influencers of my personal growth and his teachings on consciousness, coupled with western psychology, are the foundation of the conscious parenting coaching that I guide my mom and dad clients through. Eckhart is a quiet German man who talks in just one key about very deep subjects, so I’ll admit, it was hard to stay alert …

How To Easily Influence Your Outlook On Life

Before I had children, I loved watching CSI Miami. I’m not sure what it was about that show, but it was my DVR binge. One night, I was out walking my dogs and a car slowed down as it drove past me. I saw a group of men inside, looking me up and down, assessing my dogs. Were they protectors that would bare their teeth or goofy companions that would wag their tail? A few …

3 Ways To Maintain Culture In A Virtual Or Hybrid Workplace

Last month at one of my Harvard classes, we got into an intense debate about whether virtual work was here to stay or if we’d quickly revert to the in-person setting typical of pre-pandemic times. While many of my fellow students and I believe there are benefits to virtual and hybrid work options, especially when it comes to personal productivity or recruiting and retaining younger generations and parents who appreciate the flexibility that remote work offers, some …

Four Ways To Increase Resilience At Work

As you know, challenges are a regular part of work (and life). Challenges are especially prevalent in high-performance leadership and in demanding industries like healthcare and service. Resilience is your ability to recover quickly from challenges. Implement these four resilience-building exercises to make sure you – and your team – are thriving. 1. Shift Your Relationship To Failure. See failure for what it is: a necessary step on your path to success. Failure cannot be avoided and the quicker you embrace …

How To Understand Your Emotions (And Why You Need To)

Last week I wrote to you about the necessity of developing a healthier relationship to your feelings in order to have emotional intelligence and high performance in your life. In order to do this, we need to understand that all feelings are neutral. They are not good or bad; they just are. They are part of the human experience. Sure, we often label feelings like joy, happiness, love, and gratitude as “good” feelings. And feelings …