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I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor. Henry David Thoreau Man's mind stretched to a new idea never goes back to its original dimensions. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Articles on Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence - Key to Unleashing Your Potential More important than IQ is EQ - Emotional intelligence is the ticket to success in an increasingly complex, global society.
E-Motions - Your Inner Guidance System!
E-motions and feelings are perhaps the most intimate, personal and important aspect of your communications vocabulary – key to Self knowledge and a language to understand, know and develop.
Motivation in the Workplace Understanding the different forms of motivation is critical to navigating the challenges and achieving success.
Self Esteem and the Power of Belief Self esteem is affected either negatively or positively by how we relate to ourselves and how we respond to and interpret life stressors
Achievement Motivation - Key to Success
Achievement motivation creates focus, a clear sense of direction – a channel for passion that provides meaning, a clarified sense of identity resulting in goal commitment and feelings of empowerment.
Awakening to Choice Awakening to Choice, inspires self awareness of life's infinite possibilities once you accept responsibility and design the life you want. Learn more about stress and emotions and how to help children cope and
children's emotional intelligence. Tango - The Language of Love The principles of Tango, as taught by Tango maestra Graciela Gonzales, are the lessons of life and leadership
Articles on Leadership
Effective communications - key to success As a professional coach, effective communications are central to my ability to help people learn to listen to and trust their inner wisdom.
The Case for Coaching Women Leaders The role of women leaders is of critical importance in an increasingly global marketplace. Women world leaders are role models that profile women’s capabilities and facilitate the development of equal rights, equal treatment and fair compensation for work of equal value... Leadership for Changing Times Leadership is best when people barely know it exists....
Developing Good Leadership Skills takes Practice
Good leadership skills can be developed through practice and adherence to a framework of values and principles of leadership. Knowing when to lead and what to manage is key to a successful partnership.
Articles on Management
Kaizen Principles Help You Improve Your Performance Manufacturing industries worldwide have used the 5S kaizen principles with great success. Now you can too. Setting goals puts you in the driver's seat and moves you into action.
Determining Action Potential for Corporate Coaching Action potential for corporate coaching depends on factors like need and resources of time and money (capacity) - the less of the latter (time & money), the more critical coaching, as a resource to develop leadership and organizational capacity, can be.
How you Define Success Affects the Outcome Coming up with personal success indicators is a process of personal values development and helps you develop your own personal definition for success. Strategies for a Happy Marriage are Transferable to Other Relationships. Happy marriages don't just happen. They are built on shared values, shared vision and daily practice of love in action.
Cultivating Resilience - A Skill for Life How effectively we manage stress in our lives is a leading factor that affects our capacity and potential for resilience.
What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness practice can be cultivated through any number of distinct forms...
Articles on Change Management
Postive Thinking is Critical to Success The power of positive thinking is critical to creating positive change, especially during stressful or turbulent times. Beginners Mind makes Facing Change Fun Facing Change in an increasingly complex world can be overwhelming.
Happy Earth Day - Festive Earth Day! Festive Earth Society gave expression to the concept of celebration as a strategy to save the earth, to save ourselves.
Articles on Stress Management
Coaching Physicians and Healthcare Professionals to Good Health Can coaching physicians help sustain their commitment and preserve themselves amidst the turbulence of constant change, increasing demands and shrinking resources? Building Physician Coping Strategies Coaches can help physicians and other healthcare professionals develop effective coping strategies and benefit from their independent, confidential and compassionate outside perspective. Research findings suggest that work demands are more likely to overwhelm health care professionals than are family demands. Managing Physician Work-Life Stress Starts with Identifying the Stressors Physician stress, at home and at work are interconnected with stress easily transferred from one domain to the other, if stressors are not effectively managed, transcended or transformed. How is Stress Affecting Your Quality of Life? The choices we make in response to life and workplace stress affect our experience, our health and our performance. Workplace Stressors - a Cause of Anxiety Causes of anxiety and workplace stress are of increasing concern to managers. Self Actualization is a Daily Practice Practicing self awareness and self respect are habits that move you toward Self actualization Is Active Listening Possible When You’re Upset or Angry? Developing active listening skills can help you manage personal stress or de-stress highly charged and challenging workplace situations.
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