What motivates us to change? I’ve been fascinated by this question for a long time and recently discovered my own motivation to change as a result of CTI coach training I attended as a participant. If you’ve attended one of my presentations, you will have heard this one before. Whenever someone asks me, “how can [...]
I have a very ‘successful’ friend who likes to joke that he and his colleagues are too ‘task oriented’ for EQ and they run a very financially successful transportation business. I also have another friend who runs a financially successful oil and gas business who is looking at how EQ can improve what they do. [...]
EQ Tools: Michigan Reach Out! is a program that links college students and community members with teens and children in mentoring relationships. They created a workshop to better understand feelings and emotions and posted a preview with the statement, “we permit anyone to use these materials, but not to sell them.” So, feel free to [...]
The EQ tool for April that I would like to share with you is a wonderful tool for looking at the self-limiting beliefs we hold onto. Looking at beliefs is a critical part of emotional intelligence and fits with the EQ competency of emotional self-awareness. It’s called the 12 Irrational Beliefs created by Albert Ellis, [...]
I’m so excited by the books I’ve been given to review recently by really wonderful authors that I either know or have met. I’ve got quite the pile that I eagerly look forward to reading. Which one am I going to talk about this month? I think I have to mention my friend and colleague, [...]
