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[2003-02-27] Do You Need a Mentor?
When it comes to business, I am a "do-it-yourselfer". I trust my own instincts, create my own breaks, do my own work.
[2003-02-27] How to Run a Profitable Coaching Practice Using Your Emotional Intelligence
Pacific Management Consultants are a good example of branding. They consult with dentists on how to establish a practice that thrives. (Stay with me. We'll get to coaching.)
[2003-02-26] There Should Be Less Talk: Mother Theresa - EQ Applications at Work
Emotional intelligence involves many separate competencies. One of them is compassion or empathy. You might think of it as ^soft.^ Well, actually some people think of emotional intelligence as ^soft.^
[2003-02-24] Persuasive Writing: Four Strategies
Most folk don't enjoy having to write proposals, memos, reports and the dozen other things that seem to get in the way of their *real* work. Nonetheless, if it's your job to do it, you need to be able to do it well.
[2003-02-24] Spreading Light
In any circumstance you can be the one to spread light. It comes from your decision within. You choose what you show to the world, don't you? You also choose what you reflect. You are powerful.
[2003-02-23] Coaching is Like Gardening
"A garden in the early stage is not a pleasant or compelling place: it's a lot of arduous, messy, noisome work -- digging up the hard ground, putting in the fertilizer, along with the seeds and seedlings. So with beginning a story or novel." --Ted Solotaroff
[2003-02-22] That Was No Gorilla, That Was My Inattentional Blindness
If you were watching a basketball game and someone in a gorilla costume stomped across the court pounding his chest, you'd notice, wouldn't you?
[2003-02-22] Coping with the Deployment of a Loved One
When we must part with a loved one, we have physical and emotional reactions beyond our control. Our emotional intelligence skills can help us manage them. Having someone you love deployed is extremely stressful.
[2003-02-21] Meeting Seating - Where to Sit for Your Best Career Moves
Attending meetings is a lot like going to class. Where you sit in class can affect your grade, and where you sit in a meeting can affect your career.
[2003-02-21] Bring Your Dream, Vision or Theme to Life
What do you do on a daily basis to you bring your dream, vision or theme* to life? One way is to spend time visualizing it. This gives you the opportunity to keep your dream, vision or theme alive; it allows you to be in the moment with it and the next step to unfold naturally.
[2003-02-20] Are You Using Your *Sig* to Best Advantage?
Email is a unique opportunity when you're marketing. It's like being a business owner and having the customer standing right in front of you, a captive audience. Treat this person as the target market and make your signature block, your *sig* work for you. It's part of branding.
[2003-02-20] Is It Possible to Have Too Much Emotional Intelligence?
Someone emailed me recently, "Do you think it's possible to have too much emotional intelligence going on? To the point that perhaps logic takes a backseat?"
[2003-02-19] Beware of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) affects about 5% of us severely, and perhaps 25% of us more mildly. Women and young adults are more likely to suffer from it.
[2003-02-18] Tips for Mastering the Art of Networking
Masterful networkers know that courtesy is the foundation of professional connections. The whole process of networking is about being courteous, considerate and helpful to the people you meet. It’s important to be gracious, appreciative and supportive when you are working to develop key business relationships.
[2003-02-18] Whose Fault Was It Anyway?
One of the hardest things for some people to do is to accept the blame for something they did, as in admit they made a mistake. This has to do with authenticity, with being honest with yourself, and with your self-esteem. Perfectionists have the hardest time owning up to a mistake; in fact they would think that way, "owning up," as if there were something terrible to confess.
[2003-02-17] Why Researching Your Market Can Pay Big Dividends
Over the years I have seen a lot of companies waste a lot of money on market research. In many cases they commissioned the research simply because they had allocated a budget for it.
[2003-02-16] How Do You Score on the Marketing Emotional Intelligence Test, i.e., Are You Marketing APPROPRIATELY to Who's REALLY on the Internet?
Remember that email rounding the Internet recently: "If we could shrink the Earth's population to a village of 100 people, this is what it would look like: There would be 57 Asians, 21 Europeans, 14 North and South Americans, and 8 Africans. Seventy people would be non-white; 30 white. Seventy would be non-Christian; 30 Christian ...."
[2003-02-15] Got Any Modern-Day Dinosaurs at Your Office? Examples of Reptilian Behavior in the Workplace
The reptilian brain, our oldest brain, operates at the level of survival instinct. It's the life of easy choices -- Can I eat it? Will it eat me? Can I mate with it? This brain regulates basic life functions, generates strong primitive emotions needed for survival (lust, fear, aggression, disgust), doesn't take orders, and is so far away from "executive central" (the neocortex) it doesn't even know we have one. It is also the seat of addiction; you don't use it, it uses you until and unless you get conscious and learn some EQ. Unmanaged it results in "poor judgment," so increase your awareness and EQ to learn how to incorporate this vital but sometimes troublesome source of knowledge into your life.
[2003-02-15] Did You Know: Serotonin and Emotions
Emotional intelligence means managing our emotions and those of others, and being able to choose appropriate action.
[2003-02-14] You Hate Doing It, You're No Good At Doing It, It's Got To Be Done--What Do You Do?
Sometimes I long for The Equalizer, or those "dirty deeds done dirt quick" guys. What am I talking about? Keeping lists, keeping records - those are two things I really don't like to do. I'm a conceptual person, and little "detail" things drive me nuts.
[2003-02-11] Where Do You Get Your Energy?
The energy you bring to your daily life has a tremendous impact on the people you encounter no matter where you happen to be. The strength with which you act, look, move and carry yourself is a statement. The way others see you greatly affects the way they treat you, doesn't it? So what are you projecting?
[2003-02-11] You and the Brass Ring
Your goals usually reflect positive changes you wish to make in yourself, your condition, your health, your wealth or your relationships. They often simultaneously fill you with the hope of life being different, and empty you with the familiarity of it remaining the same! You set out to make these positive changes with good intention, and, all too often, you're soon soothing yourself with good reasons why you are off track. Sound familiar?
[2003-02-06] Locating Affordable Health Insurance for Businesses and Individuals
Finding health insurance, as a business owner, can be difficult and is usually expensive. But it doesn't have to "break the bank". Below is a list of valuable insurance resources and great places to start your research. Disclaimer: It is the reader's sole responsibility to abide by all pertinent jurisdiction laws and regulations pertaining to their business and health. Each person is responsible and liable for the outcome of acting on any of the suggestions included in this article. You're on your own to research and/or purchase the program that is appropriate for you.
[2003-02-04] The Importance of a Win/Win Orientation
Vice President of Marketing, Becky, simply couldn't believe that Vice President of Engineering, Mark, would go behind her back to the CEO and convince her to re-allocate the $1.3 million they had set aside for a new segment-oriented marketing campaign. But he did, and the money was reassigned to fund a research project. This happened in August 2001, just after Becky and Mark had agreed to split $2.6 million in the 2002 budget between the new marketing campaign and a much-needed retrofit for the Engineering Services Office. It appeared that Becky and Mark, both company officers and members of the board, had a pretty large bone to pick.
[2003-02-03] DEBT COLLECTING Q & A
Dear Jim:
My company sold $3,200 worth of merchandise to another firm some six months ago. When I attempt to pursue payment I learn that the person who placed the order has left and the company claims not to have ordered the product and refuses to pay. What do I do?
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