Coaching and resources to raise your emotional intelligence
Hi Everyone, I am now using different websites for specific purposes. Steps For Change (This Website) StepsForChange.com (this website) will be associated with my YouTube channel which is also called Steps for Change. You can find my YouTube channel here: … [Read more...]
12 Skills for Reducing Stress The complete 12 Skills Video Course is now available (for free) in the member's area. The format is a series of 12 videos that you can watch on your phone or on your computer. If you prefer a short video introduction go to the home page of this site and scroll down … [Read more...]
Get to the Point, Please So, it seems that several months have gone by since I've posted here on my blog. That was not my intention. But, alas, life happens. However, I have been fairly busy with Twitter. I started using my Twitter account in earnest in April 2014. Six months later I had over … [Read more...]
Tragic Irony I cringed when Matt Damon mocked the line spoken to him by Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting. "It's not your fault...?" It was Saturday Night Live and who could blame Mr. Damon for mocking the line, "It's not your fault...?" But the scene in the movie depicted a therapist, … [Read more...]
This video highlights the two major characteristics of the narcissistic personality type and explains a few tips for how to communicate more effectively with people who show the characteristics of narcissistic personality disorder. http://youtu.be/Q95in8mCPRM … [Read more...]
Blind to Our Own Negativity? If you are a leader, you have had times when the negative mindset of people you lead became a major frustration. It's not just the negativity that irked you. It's the fact that you had a stake in their attitudes being synchronized with yours. Similarly, if you are … [Read more...]
In my last post, I wrote about ways to argue constructively. Here I would like to briefly add some things to track if you can manage to get yourself to be your own observer during an argument. Three Crucial Things to Monitor During an argument there are at least three characteristics of your … [Read more...]
Two Characteristics of Constructive Arguing A husband and wife are arguing in my office during a communication exercise. I have them sitting to face each other so it's harder to look away. I'm sitting on the couch watching and listening. I know this couple. They are arguing according to the … [Read more...]
Those Pesky Obsessions Everyone has experienced obsessions. An obsession could involve worrying about that stove burner that you may not have turned off. It could be worrying about lab results when there is no reason to worry. Or, it could be thoughts about symmetry and quantity that arouse urges … [Read more...]
Today is Memorial Day, 2014 and I find myself in a reflective mood. I am struck by the way very young men and women have died in wars that were not of their own making. I really don't think it makes one a Liberal or a Conservative to simply pause and be thankful for the sacrifice of soldiers. To … [Read more...]