While walking my dog the other day, a lady approached me laughing. She said that from a distance, it appeared I wasn’t wearing pants. She was taken back by this and her mind was already racing with judgements and what she would say to me for such an atrocity. When she got closer, she realized […]
Feelings vs Facts
If I had to sum up succinctly what I feel is wrong in our country right now, I would say our emotional intelligence as a whole is in the basement. Emotional intelligence (EQ) is our ability to sense, understand and effectively apply the power and acumen of emotions to facilitate higher levels of collaboration and […]
Why Do You Trust?
Hatred Will be Our Undoing
I recently watched the movie, The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas, a 2008 movie based in the World War II era. It follows a German family who moves so the father can take his new post at a “farm” which is really an extinction camp. The movie is complex and shows multiple sides of the […]
Do You Know What You Like?
What’s Real Power?
August 2020
YOUR HEALTH Stress not only reduces our immune system, but it can also diminish our brain power. I personally need all the brain cells I can get! If you find yourself being a bit more forgetful lately, you may simply need to pay attention to brain health to combat the stress we are under. First […]
How to Have a Balanced Life
Mental Health is Paramount
I’ve often said, “what good is a healthy, strong body if we lose our mind,” and now more than ever this rings true. We can eat right and exercise, but if we do not provide care for our mental and emotional state, we are indeed lost. All you have to do is scroll social media […]
Handling Crucial Conversations with EQ
Back in September of 2001, authors Joseph Grenny, Al Switzler, and Ron McMillan released their book, Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When the Stakes are High. Not in a million years would they have predicted what would happen about the same time as their book launched. Perhaps it was Devine providence or just luck, but […]
