You may have heard that if you want to thrive at work and in life you should focus on your strengths, your innate talents, what comes to you naturally. But you may be thinking this can’t be true, seems too easy and probably is an excuse used by those who don’t want to do the [...]
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New Year Resolutions – Can Flow Help Us Achieve Our Goals?
January 11, 2015 – Posted in: Life Balance, Neuroscience, Positive PsychologyBeing in the zone, experiencing flow, is this awesome state where we feel at our best and perform at our best. In this state we are so fully engaged and absorbed with the task at hand that all else falls away and our performance goes through the roof. Wouldn’t it be great to be able [...]
Are Your Interpersonal Relationships Mutually Satisfying?
October 31, 2012 – Posted in: Emotional IntelligenceThe Interpersonal composite of the EQ-i framework is about Social Intelligence and builds on your Self-Perception and Self-Expression skills. Your internal world and how you express what is going on inside yourself combine to influence the type of interpersonal relationships that you develop. Three competencies here – Interpersonal Relationships, Empathy and Social Responsibility. This [...]
Assertiveness: Do You Stand Up For Yourself?
October 17, 2012 – Posted in: Emotional IntelligenceAssertiveness 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 [...]
Emotional Expression: How Open Are You in Expressing Your Feelings?
September 12, 2012 – Posted in: Emotional IntelligenceSelf-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-Actualization: Are You Where You Want to Be in Your Life?
August 29, 2012 – Posted in: Emotional IntelligenceSelf-Actualization is part of the self-perception group of competencies of emotional intelligence, along with self-awareness and self-regard. What is Self-Actualization? Are you where you want to be in life, in your career, and in the various aspects of your personal, family and social life? Do you have a clear sense of who you are and [...]