For me, the research on the impact emotional intelligence (EQ) has on various aspects of life is fascinating. The next three posts will cover results from several different researchers on the effect of EQ skills and behavior on health, wellbeing, and in work settings. This first post is on the connection of EQ and health…

So, okay…it’s the beginning of the second week of the new year. Do you know where you’re going? Did you carefully review 2017 to celebrate certain areas while noting those you want to improve? Have you mapped out everything with your daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly goals on your annual calendar? Some people are able…

One morning as I was standing at my kitchen sink, I looked out the window and could see a golden light pouring out from the middle of an ornamental shrub way across the backyard near the fence. Since I knew we hadn’t recently installed any spotlights, I went out to investigate. In the photo above,…

Sometimes I feel as if I look like Mary Poppins. It’s because of the large bag I carry to my workshops when I’m training people to increase the EQ of the children in their life. My tote bag is filled with resources, toys, and games I’ve found to be helpful in building EQ in children.…

When you look at the photo, what do you see? This is not a trick question. These are just green bananas…really, really green bananas. They were actually even greener than the photo reflects. At the time I took the picture, we’d had them for about 3.5 weeks. We thought they would ripen. They didn’t. 3.5…

I once heard a woman talk about her little girl. Whenever the child was whiny, the mother would send her to Time Out to stay there until she was happy. Sometimes, the mother would ask the girl if she was ready to be happy, but she’d reply, “Not yet.” The mother said it was easy…

This shimmery pink guppy is one of a selection of stuffed animals I used with my class of two and three-year-old children whose parents were studying English as a Second Language. That statement should tip you off to the fact that not only was I working with children whose language skills were newly forming, but…

There are several things you can do, if you want to increase your own SEI. The list below is laid out with the strategies that have been proven most effective first. You can take an SEI assessment and commit to working a program with a certified Social and Emotional intelligence coach on the areas needing…

YES! Well, actually, no. While it’s not strictly necessary, it is important to have an awareness of your SEI strengths and weaknesses as you work with your child. It’s just logical a person will more effectively teach and reinforce behavior they’ve already mastered. If you’re especially strong in a skill, you’ll probably be alert to…