By Noel Whittaker AM, writer and newspaper columnist. Only when you’re sick do you realise that health is the greatest asset you can have. It’s absolutely necessary if you want to enjoy family, stay positive, and make the most of the short time we have. More and more, I’m reminded that the foundation of health and well-being is, in fact, brain health. It drives everything we do so, of course it should be the #1 thing that we take care of.   Yet, if you look around, the world is filled with people who never think about how they’re damaging their brain. (Which, in my financial career, has been a great source of frustration. l never understood why people would … [Read more...]

Why is the emotional intelligence ability of self-control important in the workplace? Make sure you have a handle on this emotional intelligence ability. Want to end conflict and improve your relationships at home or at work by the end of the week?Think about a personal or work scenario in your past when everything went pear shaped.Perhaps you missed a return flight home or an unforeseen circumstance at work led to a massive layoff. As a result everything went pear shaped.How did you respond during the crisis? Were you rock solid, calm, clear-headed, optimistic, and a beacon of light for your team?Or did you have a bad reaction, throw a temper tantrum, point … [Read more...]

Emotional Intelligence is an emerging idea and as such there is no absolute definition for it According to Dr John Mayer, personality psychologist attached to the University of New Hampshire (United States) “Emotional Intelligence is a group of mental abilities which help you to recognize and understand your own feelings, as well as others; ultimately, EI leads to the ability to regulate your feelings.” There are two sides to EI – the intellect understanding emotion and using the intellect to bring about creative thoughts and ideas. Individuals high in EI pay attention to, use, understand, and manage emotions, and these skills serve adaptive functions that … [Read more...]

The gift and power of emotional agility over emotional rigidity ------ A GREAT MARRIAGE STARTS WITH YOU ------ … [Read more...]

How well are you managing personal emotions affecting your personal and work place relationship? Everything in life is about what you feel … If you’re experiencing positive emotions, that’s great … This is a non-problem status. Enjoy your life! If you’re feeling negative emotions … you are emotionally constipated and experiencing the physical effects of negative emotion (stress). Personal emotions represent bodily feelings experienced as arousal of the nervous system. Stress involves an emotional reaction, especially a reaction involving negative emotions. No one else can experience your feelings in the same … [Read more...]