What You Focus on Grows: How One Quote Can Change Your Brain—and Your Life
There’s a quote I come back to again and again because of how profound it is. It’s from Robin Sharma, and it’s a doozy: “What you focus on grows, what you think about expands, and what you dwell upon determines your destiny.” Simple? Yes. But it’s also one of the most scientifically accurate things ever said about the […]
Goals: Avoid Setting ’em and Forgetting About ’em
“If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes.” – Andrew Carnegie Long-term goals can be overwhelming, and BECAUSE they’re long-term goals, they’re easily forgotten. So, how do we avoid setting ’em and forgetting about ’em? 1. Create a shorter timeline. Break down your […]
The Influence of Emotional Intelligence
Scholarly research has been looking at the power of emotion for the last 20 or so years, and the results are fascinating. Emotions act as a driving or restraining force in determining a strategic outcome. A strategic outcome is a fancy term, really, for an end result. Positive and negative emotions can pose as drivers; […]
Gut Instincts
A gut instinct is worthy of discussion because of the gut/brain connection. The enteric nervous system (ENS) relies on the SAME types of neurons and neurotransmitters as the centralnervous system (brain and spinal cord). There are over 100 million neurons involved – in fact, if your small intestine were spread out, it would cover afootball […]
Fear Is a Habit—Not a Personality Trait
There’s a lie that’s been passed down to women for generations, especially as we age. It sounds like this: – “I’m just not brave enough.” – “I’ve never been a risk taker.” – “That’s just not who I am.” Let’s be clear: fear isn’t who you are. Fear is something you learned. And that means it can be unlearned. In fact, fear […]
Emotional Intelligence Impacts and Influences the Success of Anything
I personally believe (and this is from my own experience) that developing your emotional intelligence is an integral part of creating more vibrancy in your life. Emotional intelligence impacts and influences the success of anything, but especially relationships andcareers. When we go to the place of putting emotional intelligence into our personal equations, it can […]
Do You Need To Invest More Time Into Emotional Intelligence?
We’ve been talking about Emotional Intelligence all week … -What it is … -How it affects everything we think … -How it impacts reasoning, the ability to love with your whole heart, and how to navigate sticky situations. It’s emotional intelligence that gives us the ability to read others as well as ourselves. It helps […]
Emotional Vibrancy
All week, we’ve been discussing the concept of emotional intelligence and how it affects and toucheseverything in life. Well, guess what? There’s a step beyond emotional intelligence called Emotional Vibrancy! (And after the Show Notes, stick around for anything you might have missed this week.) Emotional Vibrancy is “the quality of harnessing zest, positive energy, […]
Getting Through the Hard Stuff: A Practical Guide for When Life Falls Apart
Let’s be honest: sometimes life hits hard—and keeps hitting. The diagnosis. The death. The betrayal. The unraveling of everything you thought was solid. When you’re in the thick of it, even the smallest tasks feel impossible. Making dinner? Forget it. Returning a text? Too much. You’re in survival mode, and survival mode isn’t pretty. It’s […]