Are you accelerating your career and life journey? One of my great joys is getting feedback after a few sessions with a client that their confidence has grown and how good it feels to have someone focused on helping them improve and get clarity on their goals. They usually thank their manager and the company...
It's not uncommon to read through the results of your DISC assessment and disagree with some of it. But that doesn't mean your report isn't accurate. Our coaches here at Balanced WorkLife have a bit of experience with folks who want to argue over the content of their DISC reports. And I was one of...
A few months before Albert Einstein unexpectedly passed away, William Miller, an editor for LIFE magazine paid the genius a visit on a personal errand. William’s son, Pat had recently become bogged down in a sort of “philosophical nihilism,” asking himself what significance there was to human endeavor if the universe was dying? Trying to...
Are you able to constructively use your emotions to solve problems and complete other cognitive tasks? Can you positively influence others’ feelings relatively easily? If so, you likely have a high level of emotional intelligence. Those with high levels of emotional intelligence, or EQ, are able to recognize and regulate their own emotions along with...
What exactly is emotional intelligence and why is it so important in the workplace? Emotional intelligence, or EQ for short, is the ability to be aware of and to be able to name and manage your own emotions. It is also the ability to be able to comprehensively understand the emotions of other people around...
Are you a quitter? Well, of course you are. You're not still working at your very first job, are you? And you probably aren't still with your first love. You likely changed schools, roommates, or even the city in which you live at some point, yes? In each of these scenarios you had to quit one...
We’ve all had coaches in our lives. Some of us have been on athletic teams or involved in individual sports; some of us have had had personal fitness trainers; others have had private music or art lessons; politicians typically have public speaking coaches. In each of these situations, the coach has assessed our skills and...
Well, Careertopians, you really knocked my socks off. It's been a few weeks since our webinar on how Emotional Intelligence Predicts Career Success, and we're still getting feedback from it. Seems that folks liked the Self-Awareness Quiz, the Richard Sherman video, and the "Know Your Triggers" discussion. But the best part? I'd say the best...
So....anger primarily occurs in your head, and happiness is felt all over your body? That's what scientists in Finland have determined based on research involving over 700 subjects from Sweden, Taiwan & Finland. In addition to mapping where our emotions are felt, the researchers also concluded that these emotional signatures are not subject to cultural bias,...
The mental stance, a state of cognitive thinking that projects self-assurance and a can-do attitude is what describes confidence. Higher self-confidence increases job security and opportunities to excel at workplace however being over-confident all the time can be devastating as well. Meanwhile, lack of self-assurance may hinder job performance. Wouldn’t it be helpful if you...
