(also at basil and spice and peoplejam)
Children get mannerisms and attitudes from both parents
but develop their inner calm and feeling of well being
from how much their parents like, trust and respect each ...READ»
The three most important abilities of a leader are:
to see and articulate a vison whose compelling, captivating and convincing qualities withstand the test of time and the assault from fear and greed
to identify and ...READ»
Help Wanted: American President
Qualifications: Must be playing with a full deck
With
the media's teeth firmly embedded in the necks of the three
Presidential candidates, it's become increasing unclear what we can
truly ...READ»
After the initial disappointment of not getting into their top choice wears off,
most college students feel like failures not from the rejection.
It comes from internalizing the feeling they have let their parents down. ...READ»
(also at basil and spice)
A Presidential Prediction From the World of Emotional Intelligence
If
you haven't noticed, more people act (or more accurately react) from
emotion than reason. If you need evidence of that, you ...READ»
Enough of “what was he thinking?” when Eliot and Bill did what they did, “because they could.”
The question that is on peoples' minds is “what the heck was she thinking?” when Silda Wall and Hillary looked on as ...READ»
(also seen at basil and spice)
My first reaction to Barack Obama's "More Perfect Union" speech was how utterly un-American it was.
My
second reaction is that I only hope that he continues down that ...READ»
How to Earn Forgiveness and Rebuild Trust After Betrayal
Too err is human,
to take full responsibility for it,
face and pay all the consequences, divine
We and Eliot Spitzer may never know why he did what he did? It’s ...READ»
Hillary Clinton has thrown out an important challenge, namely, "It's 3
AM, you have a national security crisis on your hands, who do you want
answering the phone?"
I am anxious about Barack Obama picking up
that phone, ...READ»
Hillary Clinton + Anticipatory Rejection + Fearful Aggression = Lost Presidential Bid
Anticipatory rejection
is a state of mind where you believe that regardless of what you say,
people will push back, ...READ»
Maybe a woman president is an idea
whose time has not come
When
a man comes off overbearing to the point of being an a**hole, you can
still find something to respect about him, even if you don't like him.
When a woman comes ...READ»
As I watched the debate between Obama and Clinton in Austin, Texas, I thought of tennis.
I never progressed very far in tennis, because I never mastered the skill of hitting the ball with over spin. Try as a I might, I would ...READ»
I finally realized why Hillary is losing.
It may not be her. She may be taking the rap for a "baby boomer"
generation that can't accept that the party is over and that it is no
longer their turn. And like many ...READ»
Observing the presidential campaigns as an expert in emotional intelligence has been highly instructional about what does and doesn't work in terms of leadership.
One of the main appeals to Barack Obama is that when people ...READ»
When you lose the capacity to empathize with human beingspeople become objects to like when they make you happy or become violent towards when they make you angry.Empathyis the greatest deterrent to violence and even anger, because ...READ»
Say out loud, "Yes we can!" Then say out loud, "Ready on day
one!" What do you notice?
When you say, "Yes we can!" your mouth smiles at the end of
that statement and the smile lasts beyond the ...READ»
It isn’t anything new for kids to subvert whatever new technology is out there, and here they are doing it again. According to a recent report, a whole new language is springing up around “predictive text.” This is the ...READ»
There is a saying that you've got to get where people are coming from before they will allow you to take them where you'd like them to go.
Part of communicating that you get where someone is coming from is having them feel ...READ»
"Second star to the left and straight on �til morning."
- Peter Pan enspiring Wendy to go to Neverland
One
key difference between lousy leaders and good ones is the ability to
motivate or inspire people. But these ...READ»
