Emotional intelligence, General, Learning
… towards your goal. And what it costs to get you there… I think we’ve inadvertently done our kids a disservice. I also think, perhaps as a backlash against the stricter parenting we grew up with, we’ve attempted to be less demanding of our children, and to protect them from the [...]
Brain, Emotional intelligence, General
You havin’ a larff? It may be no laughing matter, but we all enjoy a good cackle, especially if we’re in the company of others it seems. Watch this entertaining video about the neuroscience of laughing, with Sophie Scott. And by the way, we’re not the only ones fond of [...]
Emotional intelligence, General, Learning
It’s official! Study Skills And Motivation Matter More Than IQ to a person’s ability to learn. ‘Educational programs focusing on students’ motivation and study skills could be an important way to advance their competency in math as well as in other subjects.’ Says Dr Kou Murayama. “Hoorah” says I! Because [...]
Emotional intelligence, General, Health
Channel 4 documentary I had a ‘phone call from a documentary producer, needing an expert on board a pilot (On board? Pilot? See what I did there!!) programme for Channel 4, to help explain and ultimately help people with Kleptomania. (Dictionary definition: A recurrent urge to steal, typically without regard [...]
Emotional intelligence, Learning
Narcissism or high self-esteem? You’re so vain, You probably think this song is about you. Don’t you? Don’t you? Oh you know the ones, who seem to be so ‘up themselves’ they’re barely aware of the effect that they’re having on other people around them? Ever wondered how they could [...]
Emotional intelligence, General
Do you know how to wreck a marriage? If we’re not aware of how we do it, it’s only too easy. Unfortunately. Is it me? Or are relationships hard work sometimes? I get clients complaining to me all the time that, “it shouldn’t be this hard.” But sometimes it is, [...]
Emotional intelligence
Making good decisions – Judgement of Solomon Do you know how to make good decisions? Do you know how to make good decisions in the moment? Especially when that moment is a heated one? When is being ‘third‘ a good idea? That’s the thing about a race, isn’t it? You’re [...]
Emotional intelligence, Learning
Choose… And kill off all other options As with all the other ‘cide’s’, it’s from the Latin root, caedere “to cut, to kill”, Suicide… Fratricide… Fungicide….! Ever felt stuck? Overwhelmed with decisions, and feel like your brain’s ‘full’? Well – two great articles for you this week… Firstly, the second(!) article, by Paul Matthews [...]
Emotional intelligence, General
Emotional Intelligence – That moment when YOU decide what happens next… In a week when Michelle Obama was in the UK, promoting a global initiative to provide education for all girls, everywhere, as a basic Human right, yesterday, I had the very great fortune to meet and listen to Richard [...]
Emotional intelligence, General
…believe anyone who tells you, “You can’t”! It’s just their fear speaking. It’s their stuff. “Whether you think you can, or you think you can‘t – you‘re right!” Henry Ford Each year (when I remember!) I record the Eurovision Song contest. That’s so I can whip through the recording, looking for [...]
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