Emotional ponderings
I find it fascinating, “how fascinating!”, that one can be in “one of those moods” and not realize it…
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Emotional Ponderings: “Focus”
Last month I blogged about ‘renewal’ and Spring and doing things differently. This month I feel stuck in the decision to do things differently…
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Music, emotion and a common human brain? Maybe.
This exhibition from the World Science Festival, from the panel on “Notes & Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus” is a good example of leadership and raises interesting questions about the universality of human capacity and human experience…
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Stages of change and EQ coaching
I love the Stages of Change Model postulated by James Prochaska et al (if you’re unfamiliar with this model, check out the February EQ Toolshare of the Month) In fact, I think it’s one of the best arguments for coaching that exists. If people are going to change (as is the case with EQ development),…
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January Book Review: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Some of you will laugh, but I grabbed a title off my bookshelf that has been there for many years that I’ve always wanted to read and never had until now, “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: an enquiry into values” by Robert Pirsig. It was first published in 1974 and became quite the…
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Emotional Intelligence and Scuba Diving: Self Motivation
Jill and I were fortunate enough to spend a glorious week in Puerto Vallarta the week before Christmas. I think we’ve started a new Christmas tradition.;-) I had the opportunity to go scuba diving and really enjoyed it. I don’t know if you’ve ever been scuba diving, but it’s quite a unique experience to actually…
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Emotional Ponderings: Honesty
As is my habit, I borrowed a CD from the library to listen to in the car. This time it was Daniel Goleman, author of the original 1995 book that popularized the concept world-wide, “Emotional Intelligence” and Warren Bennis, distinguished professor and author of several great books on leadership, talking about honesty. I was disappointed…
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Emotional intelligence and dentistry?
Knowing that Dave had been to Nigeria and the Middle East prompted me to write about my ‘dental tourism’ trip to Mexico. In late April, an opportunity came up to travel to Telchac Puerto on the Gulf of Mexico. Telchac is about 45 km north of Merida …
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Summertime blues
I’m suffering from/enjoying the Summertime Blues. I’m not sure if I’m suffering or enjoying. I guess I just can’t seem to let go of some of the stuff I ‘ought’ to do so I can really enjoy the stuff I’m doing. My to do list is growing…
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Upcoming EQ-i Certification Courses
Wanted to make sure you knew about the next EQ-i Certification Courses: EQ-i Certification Course, Canada School of Public Service, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 26-28, 2010 (still some space available) EQ-i Certification Course, Ramada Hotel Downtown, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 21-23, 2010 (still space available) EQ-i Certification Course, Marriot Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 14-16,…
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Remaining Connected
My Dad turns 81 in May and we manage to have coffee together 3 or 4 times a week. He lives in Calgary and I live in Victoria. Dad and his lovely wife, Ida bought a laptop about 3 years ago. I had great visions of being connected via email. It just didn’t pan out….
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Humility
Partnerships are a beautiful thing. They are especially important for us ‘solo-preneurs’ who are often working alone. Yes, I work with others, but I don’t go to an office where I see a lot of other people every day. I commute down the hallway to my home office where I peck away at the computer…
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Notes from Beijing
I’m currently in Beijing, China working with “EI China” on some exciting marketing and business development events. I love working with the people here, the food is fantastic, I’m learning a bit of the language, and I’m having a pretty good time, but “home is where the heart is.” I really miss my family! :-(…
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Toronto August 2008
Wow, I had no idea how hard it is to keep a blog going! It’s like it just isn’t on my radar screen. And, I think, does anyone read this? Yes, in fact, I get comments from people all the time – “when are you going to write something?” “You haven’t written anything for awhile.”…
