Subscribe to Blog via Email
Recent Comments
- Donato Cirielli on Leadership Is an Activity, Not a Position
- Joseph FENNELLY on On Grit’s Winning Power
- Chris Amoroso MD on On Grit’s Winning Power
- Jack Beach on Understanding the Value of Life’s Obstacles and Challenges
- Lynn Lievonen on On Living a Life of ‘What Can Be’… the Joy of Imagination
- Jill Pask on On the Joy of Getting Back Up
- Mary Justice on Weathering the Storms
- Joseph Fennelly on On Your Purpose
- Jack Beach on The Magic of the Countdown
- Jos fennelly on On the Power and Magic of Being Vulnerable
-
Recent Posts
- On the Gift of Self-Confidence
- Seeing and Believing
- On the Value of Credibility
- Leadership Is an Activity, Not a Position
- Make It One Heck of a Summer
- On Grit’s Winning Power
- Understanding the Value of Life’s Obstacles and Challenges
- On Becoming a No-Limit Person
- Your Greatest Investment
- On the Power of Affirmation
Categories
Tags
- Accomplishment (20)
- Achievement (23)
- Action (29)
- Allegory (87)
- Attitude (19)
- Beauty (25)
- Belief (19)
- Care (23)
- Challenge (50)
- Change (37)
- Choice (29)
- Commitment (45)
- Decision-Making (22)
- Dream (54)
- Focus (51)
- Gift (31)
- Goal (30)
- Growth (47)
- Happiness (54)
- Henry David Thoreau (23)
- Holiday (20)
- Inspiration (28)
- John Maxwell (53)
- Joy (45)
- Learning (21)
- Limit (37)
- List (93)
- Love (27)
- Mindset (41)
- Moment (20)
- Opportunity (29)
- Passion (69)
- Perspective (32)
- Philip Humbert (27)
- Possibility (71)
- Potential (44)
- Purpose (68)
- Reflection (51)
- Responsibility (23)
- Seth Godin (30)
- Stephen Covey (30)
- Success (36)
- Time (22)
- Tony Robbins (26)
- Value (32)
Archives
Category Archives: Emotional Intelligence
On the Joy and Power of Emotional Intelligence
Daniel Goleman writes: “IQ and technical skills are important, but Emotional Intelligence is the sine qua non of Leadership.” Leadership starts from within. It is a bedrock skill. All ideas, results, visions, strategies and goals, big and small, are operationalized … Continue reading
Make It One Heck of a Summer
With the beginning of summer for those of us in the northern hemisphere, Philip Humbert’s article, “Make It One Heck of a Summer,” and its message of “carpe diem” again comes to mind. I share this at the beginning of each summer as … Continue reading
Posted in Emotional Intelligence
Tagged Goal, Happiness, Holiday, Philip Humbert, Success
Leave a comment
On the Beauty and Joy of Recognition
It was a few minutes after 7 AM when I received a phone call from a senior official at the University. There was a bright, cheery and enthusiastic voice that greeted me. She shared a kind and humbling recognition that … Continue reading
Posted in Emotional Intelligence
Tagged Allegory, Appreciation, Mother Theresa, Recognition, Susan Heathfield, William James
1 Comment
Make It One Heck of a Summer
With the beginning of summer for those of us in the northern hemisphere, Philip Humbert’s article, “Make It One Heck of a Summer,” and its message of “carpe diem” again comes to mind. I share this at the beginning of each summer as … Continue reading
Posted in Emotional Intelligence
Tagged Goal, Happiness, Holiday, Philip Humbert, Success
2 Comments
We Are That Profound Secret and Mystery to Each Other
In his novel, The Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens writes: “A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other. A solemn consideration, when I enter a … Continue reading
Posted in Emotional Intelligence
Tagged Charles Dickens, Emotional Intelligence, Gift, Potential, Rumi, Sydney Carton, Value
1 Comment
The Greatest Distance for a Person to Travel in the World Is 18 Inches
At HR.com’s LEAD2018 Conference participants were inspired by a rich and dynamic program of motivational speakers. Ashanti Branch, in his discussion, The Mask You Live In, captured the audience with his words: “The greatest distance a person travels in life … Continue reading
The Voice in the Shadow
In his TED talk, Dancing with My Inner Critic, Steve Chapman speaks of the inner critic that lives in all great leaders: “… that whisper in my ear who constantly reminds me that I am not good enough – that … Continue reading
Posted in Emotional Intelligence
Tagged Comparison, Creativity, Criticism, Experience, Learning, Robert Kiyosaki, Seth Godin, Steve Chapman, Vincent Van Gogh
1 Comment
