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Self-Awareness – The Why, What and How
Emotional Intelligence is the second most important skill-set for success, no matter how you define success. (What's the most important skill, you ask? A growth mindset because then you can learn anything, including EI skills.) Self-awareness is the cornerstone of EI...
Why Do We Have Emotions?
Ever had too much of a feeling? Too much worry, too much anger, too much sadness. Just too much. A lot of our daily habits are ways to cope with all those emotions and feelings raging through our bodies and minds. By cope, I mean suppress and ignore them. Nothing...
7 Things About Emotions
I’m in control of my life. You’re in control of your life. We’re all in control of our lives. Right? We know what we’re doing! I know why I just ate a slice of that cake. Because I was hungry. It had nothing to do with me shouting at a colleague for five minutes. He...
How Emotions and Feelings Become Habits
You are driving your car and need to change lanes. Do you have to think about signaling, checking the mirrors and maybe changing gear? I bet your movements flow so smoothly you hardly notice them at all. Why? Because after enough repetition the act became automatic....
About Fear
Fear is nothing to be afraid of. It is an emotion. One of the strongest emotions we have because it keeps us safe. But what exactly happens when we are afraid? Why are so many people more scared every day? And what can we do to minimise the consequences of fear?...
Negativity Bias
Ever wondered why it is so difficult to stay positive these days no matter how many resolutions you make? It's not you. It's them. Our societies have a decided negativity bias. The day started well. I jumped out of bed, hummed a tune in the bathroom and danced while I...
About Stress
Stress has been called anything from a "silent killer" to useful. There are books, courses, research papers and a lot of blog posts on the topic. So why am I adding to the pile? Because looking at stress from the angle of emotions might help you cope with it better....
Am I Too Emotional?
Do you think of yourself as "too emotional"? Just occasionally or is it how you introduce yourself at parties? Have others labelled you with those words and now you're trying your best not to live up to them? Is there even such a thing as being too emotional? And why...
About Triggers
Triggers are events that set off an emotion. This process is perfectly normal. Emotions are part of our biochemistry and are supposed to make our lives easier. When bad habits and traumatic events hijack the system though, events turn into triggers that make us feel...
The Power of EI Skills
EI Skills are superpowers. Our emotions influence the decisions we make, what kind of day we are having and even our health. They trigger our actions and can make our lives either easy or very difficult. Have you ever missed out on a fun party because you felt too sad...
About Anger
Most people would call anger a negative emotion. Maybe even a dangerous one. Anger can be overwhelming, scary and unhealthy if you experience it too often. There's nothing good about it, is there? At best, it's a waste of energy, right? Allow me to disagree. "I am a...
About Joy
Just google "joy" and you'll find plenty of books, research and even speeches about the subject. But joy is just bite-sized happiness. Why not go for happiness in the first place? Why do some people prefer to aim for joy? Lessons from the pastFrom a biochemical point...
About Happiness
What is there to say about happiness? We love it! We strive for it and miss it when it's gone. We wait whistfully for it's return or buy stuff/repeat actions/cling to people who made us happy in the past to get the emotion back. While clinging to things from our past...
About Frustration
I don't know about you but for me frustration is ont he negative side of emotions. Frustration makes us feel tense. We breathe quickly or even not at all, because we hold our breath. And if frustration lasts for more than a few minutes, it becomes really......
About Guilt
Guilt and shame are often mentioned in the same breath but they are actually different feelings. Shame is triggered by limiting beliefs we have about ourselves. Guilt, on the other hand, is caused by actions we take, or don't take. But why do we feel guilty about...
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