Articles filed under Emotional intelligence.
Emotional intelligence
If you have lost the joy of running your business, here’s how to get it back! Be Present. Be grateful Listen to your stories Your connection, Your why, your purpose Give yourself permission to feel, it’s ok! F.A.R.C. Be present. Focus on what you can control right here, right NOW! The…
Emotional intelligence
THE most important thing is life is how you feel about yourself! If you have ever been in love, do you remember how you felt in the early days of the relationship? Fabulous! Life was great, everything looked wonderful; things flowed; people were nicer, kinder and more interesting!; You laughed more; others loved…
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In times of discombobulation when things are uncertain, the tendency for humans is to run around like Chook’s without heads on….and create chaos, panic or freeze. And a very wise person said to me, when I asked if things were feeling like they were out of control, answered “No, I just focus on the things…
Emotional intelligence
Today, your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to find yourself a JOY BUDDY! Or reconnect with the two you made at the conference where you saw me speak. Remember this time is all about connecting, and avoiding the devastating loneliness that can envelop people at a time when we are actually…
Emotional intelligence
I am in awe of the humor that is appearing mostly on Social Media and the creativity of people confined to home! LOL. Do yourself a favor and laugh at some each day to marvel at how people think! If you find anything particularly funny share it to our Joy Buddies Facebook Group. Today the post…
Emotional intelligence
Joyful workplaces are buzzing with people bursting with energy, vitality and enthusiasm! They love what they do and feel they are important at work, and do important work! Here are five ways to make your your workplace a fun place to be! 1. Give others permission to be joyful! Our first step to creating…
Emotional intelligence
HOW TO GET TO AND STAY AT THE TOP OF YOUR GAME FOR OVER 30 YEARS….how to build a strong brand, a great reputation and a successful speaking business Being one of the “Springsteen of Speakers”, according to my fellow speaker and friend Andrew Klein and thanks to him for this title, I am…
Emotional intelligence
Does this happen to you? You wake up in the morning, you have some energy and you walk out you encounter someone else. At the end of 5 minutes with this person you walk away with shoulders slumped saying ‘oh geez, I feel terrible.’ We can now prove in quantum physics that there is an…
Emotional intelligence
Last month I was very grateful to be invited to speak to a large group of Orthodontists who were innovative and exciting! They had brought a dynamic and incredibly creative group from Spain, who are setting up a base in the USA. It wasn’t until I returned home that I received the above-compiled video from the…
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In the last couple of years, I have had the great honor of working with many leaders who are seeing the value of fostering joy at work. Recently another article from Harvard with some research on areas at work that increase joy. Add these findings to Shawn Achor’s research on happiness at work and its…
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Recently, Brigham Young University released the results of a study on social isolation. If you are socially isolated (ie lonely or don’t feel you have friends you can call on) the risk of death goes up 32%! That is one reason H2H is becoming so important in business. Most of us spend most of our…
Emotional intelligence
F.O.W.O.T. It’s insidious and affects a huge number of people. It undermines many behaviors and can limit our growth and development. What is it? Fear of what others think! How many times have you felt silly, humiliated, shamed, embarrassed or shy? Have you ever wondered what causes those feelings? Ever really delved into their source?…
Emotional intelligence
“Life is not the way it is supposed to be. It is the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.” Virginia Satir I found this fantastic quote and thought ‘wow’! Of course! But often it’s the most obvious things that we lose sight of in this age of super…
Emotional intelligence
1. Find something for which to be grateful, now and every time you feel anything other than joyful! It’s impossible to have a heart full of misery and a heart full of joy. Gratitude is the great re-framer! When you look through gratitude glasses everything changes, no matter what happens in your life, so…
Emotional intelligence
Secret 1, Know Yourself This is, of course, is fundamental to everything in life, although many people never take time to truly ‘know themselves’! If you have a good understanding of who you are and are authentic, you will find the work that lights you up. Sales people are sometimes seen as a…
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