There is no doubt that confidence can be an absolute superpower. It’s that magnetic quality that exudes self-assuredness, allowing you to tackle challenges with ease and radiate positivity. But have you ever wondered what sets highly confident individuals apart from the rest? How do they navigate obstacles fearlessly and achieve remarkable success time and time…
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Employee burnout is a problem that has been around for a long time. However, due to the pandemic and the increased use of technology, employees are reporting alarmingly high burnout rates over the past few years. Fortunately, we can use emotional intelligence strategies to understand the contributing factors of burnout and hopefully prevent it from…
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Too many people succumb to the mistaken belief that being likeable comes from natural, unteachable traits that belong only to a lucky few—the good looking, the fiercely social, and the incredibly talented. It’s easy to fall prey to this misconception. In reality, being likeable is under your control, and it’s a matter of emotional intelligence…
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My last article, How Successful People Stay Calm, really struck a nerve. It was one of the most popular pieces in the 12-year history of the TalentSmartEQ newsletter, and it has been read more than a million times on my Forbes blog. The trick is that managing your emotions is as much about what you won’t do as it is about…
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The further along you are in your career, the easier it is to fall back on the mistaken assumption that you’ve made it and have all the skills you need to succeed.
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Achievement rarely produces the sense of lasting happiness that you think it will. Once you finally accomplish the goal you’ve been chasing, two new goals tend to pop up unexpectedly.
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Having close access to ultra-successful people can yield some pretty incredible information about who they really are, what makes them tick, and, most importantly, what makes them so successful and productive. “Whenever you see a successful person, you only see the public glories, never the private sacrifices to reach them.” – Vaibhav ShahKevin Kruse is…
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You are the sum of your habits. When you allow bad habits to take over, they dramatically impede your path to success.
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In TalentSmartEQ’s emotional intelligence (EQ) training programs, we often get questions about beliefs. People want to know whether a person’s beliefs play a role in their EQ. Here’s how to think about this important question. We typically uphold beliefs as absolute truths, whether or not they can be proven. One employee may believe that “everyone…
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We’re always chasing something—be it a promotion, a new car, or a significant other. This leads to the belief that, “When (blank) happens, I’ll finally be happy.”
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