EMOTIONS AND THE BRAIN In their search for understanding how the brain works neuroscientists discovered emotions. And it turns out that emotions play a big role. They are necessary to thinking and decision-making and are in general much more important than we used to believe. In our Western culture environment, which highly values analytical and [...]
You are motivated and hardworking but sometimes in some situations, something is off, or you feel off. It’s not that you don’t know what to do, you do know what to do, but somehow, you’re just not able to pull yourself together to do what you need to do, to do what you know [...]
Holidays bring up lots of emotions. It’s this time of the year to celebrate and spend time with family and friends and it makes me wonder how to manage this emotional intensity and get the best out of it. First there’s the anticipation, which can cause excitement or dread. When my children were young and [...]
You’ve read a book on emotional intelligence or you’ve attended a workshop and you liked it. You realize that these competencies and skills can help you move forward in your career, be a more effective leader, make better decisions and develop stronger interpersonal relationships. So what’s next? What is the best way to learn and [...]
Dr. Siegel has a unique ability to make complicated scientific concepts exciting and easy to understand and here he is explaining that “flip”. Dr. Siegel is currently clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine where he is on the faculty of the Center for Culture, Brain, and Development and the founding co-director [...]
What are positive emotions? There is a whole range — from amusement, to awe, to interest, to gratitude, to inspiration — what they all have in common is that they are reactions to our current circumstances. They aren’t a permanent state; they’re feelings that come and go. That’s true of all emotions, but positive emotions [...]
Social Responsibility is part of the Interpersonal composite in the Emotional Intelligence model. It is a desire and ability to get involved and contribute to your community, to society and to others in general. What is Social Responsibility? Are you actively involved in teams, groups, or your community? Do you show concern for others and [...]
Assertiveness is the last piece of the self-expression building block of emotional intelligence. I covered this group’s other two competencies – emotional expression and independence – in my last two posts. What is Assertiveness? Are you able to clearly state your thoughts and your needs? Do you stand up for your rights? Can you disagree [...]
Self-Expression is another composite of the EQ-i framework. You can look at it as the flip side of the Self-Perception, and it is about how we choose to express to the outside world what goes on inside ourselves. Self-Expression includes three competencies: Emotional Expression, Independence and Assertiveness. This post is about Emotional Expression and I’ll [...]
Self-Regard is part of the Self-Perception composite in the Emotional Intelligence model, along with Self-Awareness and Self-Actualization. What is Self-Regard? Do you like yourself? How accepting of yourself are you? Are you aware of your weaknesses? Self-Regard is the ability to accept yourself the way you are. It is to be ok with you [...]
|
|
