Image: Freepik The Power of Resilience: Growing Through Life’s Obstacles By Justin Black Challenges are an inevitable part of life, often testing our resilience and adaptability. Overcoming obstacles not only builds strength but also opens the door to significant personal growth and transformation. By facing difficulties head-on, we can develop new skills, perspectives, […]
Why you should share your goals more widely — its good for IQ, EQ and FQ Someday I’ll learn how to order numbers 😂 As a strategist and emotional intelligence expert, I hate resolutions but I am a big fan of goals 🥅. In fact I regularly tell clients that we won’t start working with them until we have clarity […]
On this eve of a new year, I’m thinking about the people that I truly appreciate and letting them know it! I appreciate you, dear Reader! Your kind attention to my musings, meanderings, and convolutions…that’s a gift. Thank you! Ed Mylett, the leader, entrepreneur, author, and amazing speaker, shared something wonderful…he said, you are ideally suited to […]
Damn you fruit, don’t fall out! Friendships are like this bowl of fruit 🍐🍊🍏; we all know that fruit are good for us but it’s easy to let things slip, or to get distracted by junk food 🍟, and the bowl becomes empty pretty quickly unless you refill it* Ok, so the analogy might need some work 🤔, but […]
Why saying bye is sometimes the right thing to do — its all a balance of IQ, EQ and FQ End of an Era Today marked a small, but important milestone for me. I waved goodbye to a company that had held a special place in my heart 👋😭. Who is this epic company? AXA Insurance of course! Yep, you might not think […]
In this post, I’ll look at ways to reduce both sensory and responsibility overload in everyday life from a divergent perspective using the following perspectives: Home Maintenance Chore Mitigation Obligation Reduction HOME MAINTENANCE As someone who would never count cleaning among their hobbies, I began to notice just how much of my precious time was […]
100 responses: See behind the curtain of the humble LinkedIn Voice Note — an absolute EQ gamechanger Awww shucks ♥️ You might not know but I love a voice note 💕💞. I use them extensively in my personal life and in my professional life. I have written extensively about why I use them for work and what I have […]
“Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it.” – Greg Anderson Happiness isn’t a destination; it’s a dynamic process—a journey of getting happier. This reframes happiness from being a static goal to a living, breathing practice. It’s not an endpoint we reach but an […]
The hidden side of having lots of followers when EQ is your thing The stock market has seen better days 20,000 Followers I reached that last week on LinkedIn You’d think I’d be over the moon about that, and on one hand I am, but it’s not quite as simple as that. Yes, my followership has been gathering pace […]
Disclaimer on HonorThis treatise in no way seeks to degrade the honor of the men and women in military communities around the world, who serve with integrity and commitment. It is, instead, an exploration of a culture that venerates sacrifice, particularly the sacrifice of its young to the gods of war. Introduction Those who believe […]
