Successful people come from all walks of life, yet they all have one thing in common: where others see impenetrable barriers, they see challenges to embrace and obstacles to overcome. Their confidence in the face of hardship is driven by their ability to let go of the negativity that holds so many otherwise sensible people…
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At age thirteen, Bethany Hamilton was already deemed a prodigy destined for a career as a pro surfer. During a daily dawn patrol with her best friend Alana Blanchard at a reef break called Tunnels, a fourteen-foot tiger shark attacked her. She immediately lost her left arm to the bite, and by the time doctors…
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Several years ago, an article on decision-making and hockey went viral because it turned a core piece of hockey strategy on its head. Emotional Intelligence Can Help Athletes in Sports In hockey, when youāre losing by a goal or more, you traditionally pull your goalie out from the goal at the 2-minute mark. Itās a…
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You can likely remember at least one moment when a good employee left your organization. It stings. It hangs a dark cloud over morale, makes other employees question their own future, and sends everyone scrambling to cover their work. Ā Finding a replacement can be daunting with the expense and time needed to recruit, hire, and…
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Being adaptable isnāt an unreachable trait that youāre either born with or not. Many of the behaviors that make someone āadaptableā are closely tied to the personal competence side of emotional intelligence (EQ). By practicing the right EQ strategies and developing better habits, you can teach yourself to respond more nimbly to the all the…
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What this example really shows is a high EQ extrovert. introvert vs extrovert On the opposite end of the spectrum, picture someone else: Also in sales, she is quieter, listens much more than she speaks, asks good questions, is passionate and knowledgeable about her product, and she has a really keen sense for how her…
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When we connected with Reid Swanson, a certified EQ trainer at a major southern Californian medical center, he shared exactly this sentiment with us: āAs we move to virtual trainings,ā he said, āI have a smaller budget this year than what Iād budgeted previous years. But especially with everything going remote and with all the…
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When the pandemic shut their office down a week later, she was thrust into a tumultuous state of change as a new leader. Her companyās goals changed overnight, and the organizationās expectations of her team seemed to shift weekly. Her team sailed rapidly into uncharted territories, and for the first time in her life, Wilma…
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Liam (at least thatās what weāll call him), woke up to an emergency call from the office in another time zone about an upset client. He didnāt have time for breakfast and boarded the train at six thirty still preoccupied on his phone. He sat down in the last available seat. An elderly man carrying…
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