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Under Pressure: How Emotional Intelligence helps us deal with stress effectively
In this third and last part in this series on how to maintain personal sustainability under the pressure of modern work-life you will learn how training in emotional intelligence gives you effective tools to face your challenges and thus dramatically reduce stress. Part one introduced the concept of personal sustainability.…
The Momentum of Our Beliefs
I woke up this morning pondering the observation that whatever we believe and the degree to which we believe it sets into motion a momentum pulling us like an invisible string in the direction of the implications, associated actions, and mindset that go hand-in-hand with our beliefs. Our beliefs are enacted with everything we do in life—it’s just that most of the time we don’t connect them to our actions or to their outcomes. The power we each…
The Summer of Resilience
“I wish I had gained this knowledge 20 years ago, it would have saved me dozens or hundreds of reactions/decisions I made that I regretted.” – Free Resilience course participant Hearing a reference to “these challenging times” for the millionth time may, at this point, trigger a well-deserved cringe for…
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The Generative Power of Agency, Analysis & Application
A single tear sat comfortably at the corner of his eye while the deep joyous sound of his famous chortle echoed through the halls. His Holiness the Dalai Lama (HHDL) had just entered the entrance hall, where eight of us had the opportunity to receive a private audience. Why did…
Great Occasion
It is both with a heavy and a hopeful heart, I share these reflections with you today, which also happens to be the most important day in the Tibetan Buddhist calendar called Saga Dawa, which translates as “Great Occasion”. Saga Dawa commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and death of the Buddha. It is also said that whatever actions one takes on…
Listening: The Most Important Element in Any Kind of Relationship
What do you remember the most about your favorite teacher or your most inspiring boss? Was it their titles? Maybe how fast they typed on the computer? What about how he or she made you feel? The brain can only focus on one thing at a time. We try to multitask, but we aren’t successful at it. This is important to know because the amygdala, the…