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Snapshot Management: Leaders under the Spotlight Use Emotional Intelligence - By Reldan Nadler- Learned Helplessness: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone To Believe That They Are Helpless? - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone was to take a step back and reflect on their life, what might soon stand out is that their life is not very fulfilling. So, just about every area of it might not be going how they would like it to go. Now, this might be something that has been at the back of their mind for quite ...
Views: 294 - Learning with Companion Robots New-age Education is Here! - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2019 from emotix Emotional intelligenceMillennial parents are witnessing a revolution in the way their kids receive education in schools and at home. Gone are the days of learning by rote, learning for the sake of marks and sitting through lectures where there is no interaction between students and teachers. Modern learning is all ...
Views: 522 - Leave Your Summer Vacation Worries Behind With Miko 2 - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2019 from emotix Emotional intelligenceSummer vacations are special for every child. No running around to catch the school bus, no homework, endless time to play with friends, activity classes, going on trips with family to a cool destination or to meet relatives. Life becomes absolutely chilled during those 2-3 months away from ...
Views: 538 - Legitimate Suffering: What Is Legitimate Suffering? - by Submitted on May 12, 2013 from Oliver JR CooperThere is a saying by Carl Jung that says - “Neurosis is always a substitute for legitimate suffering”. And while this has got to be one of his most famous quotes, it is not easily understood. In today’s world it is often advocated that one should avoid pain at all costs. This is something ...
Views: 3178 - Lesson 2 of 10 Life Lessons on How to Find Your Why NOW & Achieve Ultimate Success - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2014 from John Di LemmeLesson 2 The Power of Commitment Few things in life have as much power as commitment. Commitment turns average or inactive people into what the military calls a full metal jacket (a bullet that can penetrate great obstacles). The character trait of commitment does that. It gives our ...
Views: 1715 - Lessons from Saunas and Steam Rooms: A Surprising Technique for Finding Inner Peace - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2011 from Crystal DingFor most people who go to the spa, at least from my own experience and from what I observe, the typical spa session is a fascinating mixture of pleasure and pain. Pleasure gradually turns into pain when heat or cold therapies become too extreme or last too long. We all know that we can only last ...
Views: 834 - Lessons in Leadership from Love - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2015 from Royce GomezSometimes lessons in leadership come from the most unlikely places; when you look for life's lessons, it's amazing where you will find them. I have found them in the small details, the fleeting moments, and the major life-changing transitions. As Valentine's Day approaches, I want to share some ...
Views: 1336 - Lessons in Leadership from Love - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2015 from Royce GomezSometimes lessons in leadership come from the most unlikely places; when you look for life's lessons, it's amazing where you will find them. I have found them in the small details, the fleeting moments, and the major life-changing transitions. As Valentine's Day approaches, I want to share some ...
Views: 1369 - Lessons in Risk and Strategy That We Can Learn From Online Pokies - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2025 from Braden LoweOnline pokies are often seen as simple games of chance, but they can teach valuable lessons about risk and strategy. By observing how these games work and how players interact with them, we can understand concepts that apply to both gaming and real-life decision-making. Understanding Risk in ...
Views: 108 - Lessons Learned From The Middle Of The Pack - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2013 from Terry DownsLessons Learned From The Middle Of The Pack An ultra is not a competition. It is much more. When you finish a race having won it, it happens many times that you are not satisfied. You're happy, but that's it. And the next day, you see people arriving at the square and you see they are crying ...
Views: 887 - Let Go of What’s No Longer Serving You - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2013 from Layne SchmidtWe bought country property a few years back and as with many rural acreages; ours came with a whole bunch of out-buildings that served a variety of purposes at one time – but no longer functioned at that state. In a word – they were hazards and we began the process of tearing them down, ...
Views: 1359 - Let Go of Your Need to Be Right - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from Julie DonleyHave you ever had an argument? It’s a silly question, for sure. Everyone has. You know, in that moment, when you’re so sure that you’re right, when you just wish the other person would hear you - your version of reality, that is, your right way of looking at the world. If they would only ...
Views: 1880 - Let Your Feelings Guide You - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperWhen I was reading ‘The Integrity Of Personality’ by Anthony Storr, there were a lot of things that stood out. This is a book that came out a few decades ago, but it is full of great information. And one of the things that stood out was when he basically said that a therapist can’t make a ...
Views: 859 - Letting Go Off Self-Hate Doesn’t Happen Overnight - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperEven though someone may hate themselves, it doesn’t mean that they will actually realise this. What this means is that this will be something that is just outside of their conscious awareness. However, not being aware of this won’t mean that their life won’t be affected by what is taking ...
Views: 729 - Letting Go: Can The Past Exist In Our Body? - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2016 from Oliver JR CooperIn today’s world, it is not uncommon for someone to say that they want to let go of the past, and this is likely to be due to the fact that it is holding them back in some way. Therefore, the sooner they are able to do this the better their life will be. A Number of Options Fortunately, it ...
Views: 1338 - Letting Go: Can Trapped Emotions Stop Someone From Letting Go? - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2013 from Oliver JR CooperLife is constantly changing and never stays the same. But while this is the truth about reality, it doesn’t mean that letting go and going with the flow of life is necessarily easy or straightforward. The outer world is constantly changing and transforming, and yet the inner world and what is ...
Views: 1675 - Letting Go: Do Some People Only Know Who They Are When They Are Holding Onto The Past? - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2016 from Oliver JR CooperIf one can drive, they will know that they can either go forwards or they can go backwards; what they can’t do is to go in both directions at the same time. In the same way, one can either stay stuck in the past or they can embrace the present. Therefore, in order for one to be able to live ...
Views: 1244 - Letting Go: Does Someone Need To Embrace Their Feminine Nature Is They Always Need To Be In Control? - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2017 from Oliver JR CooperIf one wanted to move something, they would pick it up and then put it down once they have found the right spot. While it was in their hands, they would have held on and, when they put it down somewhere, they would have let go. Two Sides It could be said that there are times in life when ...
Views: 1059 - Letting Go: How Can Someone Let Go Of The Past? - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2016 from Oliver JR CooperWhile there are experiences that one can have that won’t stop them from being able to carry on with their life; there are other experiences that can stop them from being able to move forward. When this happens, time will pass but their point of focus is going to be on what took place in the ...
Views: 1517 - Letting Go: Is Crying An Important Part Of Letting Go? - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2015 from Oliver JR CooperIf one was to think about what they used to wear when they were younger, they are likely to see that they no longer wear the same clothes. Perhaps they got to a point where they no longer fitted them and this caused them to wear something else. They had to let go and while they may have ...
Views: 1552 - Letting Go: Is Feeling Safe An Important Part Of Letting Go? - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2014 from Oliver JR CooperWhen one is unable to let go, they’re going to end up using their energy to hold onto what they no longer need. And as they no longer need what they’re holding onto, it is not going to affect their ability to receive anything new. What one is holding onto no longer has a purpose and it is ...
Views: 1914 - Letting Go: Is Grieving An Important Part Of Letting Go? - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2014 from Oliver JR CooperAs soon as something ends, there is the chance for something to begin; just as when something begins, there is the chance for something to end. This is the cycle of life, and something that will continue until the time that one passes on. However, this is not something that always takes ...
Views: 1590 - Letting Go: Is Life Too Short To Hold Onto The Past? - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2016 from Oliver JR CooperWhat is clear is that human beings don’t live forever; there comes a point in everyone’s life when their time will come to an end. When it comes to when this will be, it can depend on a number of different factors. Due to this, it is often said that life is too short to waste time; each ...
Views: 1331 - Letting Go: Why Is It Hard To Let Go? - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2013 from Oliver JR CooperWhen the term letting go is mentioned, it would be normal to think about physically letting go of something. Just like how one might open their hands and drop something. However, the letting go that I am about to describe here, has more to do with psychologically letting go. This is something ...
Views: 2608 - Life Is Not Like a Novel - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonLife is not like a novel. There is never real closure. Yet closure is frequently what we seek. We like to have things come to a logical conclusion, to get things tucked into bed. Life is more cyclical than it is linear. As one door closes, another opens. Thus where a novel will ...
Views: 1143 - Life's Boardwalk - by Submitted on May 21, 2021 from Tim RhodeI have this theory about managing life as an adult. It goes like this. We are all walking across a huge body of water, maybe a lake or an ocean, with metaphorical snakes, crocodiles and sharks swimming in the water below, waiting to pounce on us and take us down to a mentally dark ...
Views: 632 - Listen to Your Anger and Use It Effectively - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2011 from Dr. Janet Smith WarfieldI get tired of New Age gurus preaching that I shouldn’t be angry. The fact is, sometimes I am angry. I am angry when people I trust betray me. I am angry when people make promises they don’t keep. I am angry when people treat me with disrespect. Anger was not considered a “nice” emotion in my ...
Views: 1550 - Listen To Your Own Inner Guidance - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperA number of months ago I was speaking to someone who said that it was time for them to put a book together and to have it out before the end of the year. After having put this off for a number of years, this person knew that it was time for them to take action. When I heard this I just paid ...
Views: 750 - Listen With Your Eyes and See With Your Ears - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2011 from Roseanna LeatonWhen you shut down one sense the others are provided with more focus and attention and they will thereby be enhanced. In language you will often hear phrases used with promote one sense or another. A beautiful painting might invoke in you a whole range of sound as well as visual ...
Views: 1432 - Listening: An Exercise For Developing Emotional Intelligence - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2013 from Jude Treder-WolffEmotional Intelligence, the combination of self-awareness, "other"-awareness, ability to recognize and regulate one's own emotions and interpersonal skills, is at the core the ability to listen. Listening Inwardly for our own assumptions, beliefs, and emotional reactions. Listening to what is ...
Views: 2488 - Living Consciously - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2008 from Deirdre Moignard MillerWhen I was invited to participate as a contributing editor in an internet newsletter, I was all at once flattered, enormously thrilled, and instantly filled with absolute panic! My mind suddenly went on overload. I heard myself thinking, "I don't know anything! How can I write about something ...
Views: 1429 - Living In The Mind Leads To A Very Unstable Existence - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperAfter a conversation I had with someone the other day, it made me think about how different it is to live in the body compared with the mind. In a way, living in the mind is similar to being on a bouncy castle, while living in the body is similar to being a tree. The reason for this is that ...
Views: 1042 - Living the Nightmare – What Wakes You Up At Night? - by Submitted on May 21, 2011 from Vickie GriffithChasing a young boy, a weary mother is desperate to catch him. The back yard alley turns and twists as if it were a labyrinth seen in the lawns of the old English castles. Barbs and thorns poke into the pathway from the walls- tearing at her clothes. Tripping over the gnarly roots on her ...
Views: 1371 - Locus Of Control: Do Some Peoples Childhoods Set Them Up To Develop An External Locus Of Control? - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperThere are people that believe that they have control over their life and then there are people that don’t. Due to this, these people are likely to have two very different experiences on this earth. When it comes to the people that fit into the first category, it could be said that they are ...
Views: 710 - Loneliness and Love - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2018 from Sheryl PaulThere’s a fundamental loneliness that is part of the fabric of being human. It arrives in the corners of night, when shadows form from curtain folds and the backs of chairs. It seeps in just before twilight, when afternoon exhales its last breath and evening hasn’t yet inhaled. It lives on the ...
Views: 1046 - Loneliness is a Part of Life - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2018 from Sheryl PaulOne of the biggest obstacles to finding more wellness and equanimity is the belief that we shouldn’t be feeling what we’re feeling; that if we were more evolved or healed or with a different partner we wouldn’t feel so ________ (anxious, depressed, lonely, confused, empty, bored). Because we ...
Views: 885 - Loneliness: Can Early Deprivation Cause Someone To Experience Loneliness? - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2024 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone were to take a step back and reflect on their life, what could soon stand out is that they often feel cut off from others and alone. They could see that this is how they have been for most of their life. What could enter their mind is that this is just how their life is and that ...
Views: 257 - Longing for Desire - by Submitted on May 13, 2016 from Sheryl PaulMost people are familiar with the heart-aching pain of grief. Most people can identify the empty thud of loneliness. Most people know when they've been pricked by the green-eyed monster of jealousy, or taken under the thick, gray blanket of shame. But how often do we talk about longing? In ...
Views: 1932 - Looking for free online games? - by If you are a fan of games, there is probably nothing better than playing free games online, because there are literally many of them to choose from. Basically all you need is an internet connection that you can use and if you have the advantage of that in your own home then you can choose and ...
Views: 109 - Looking Good: Why Are Some People Obsessed With Looking Good? - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2013 from Oliver JR CooperOne doesn’t have to look very far to see how obsessed people have become with looking good in the western world. And this is not limited to one gender; both men and women are involved in this. For a woman it could relate to: the kinds of clothes they wear, make-up, body shape, hair style, ...
Views: 2460 - Looking Perfect: Can Toxic Shame Make Someone Want To Look Perfect? - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2015 from Oliver JR CooperThe mainstream media has been presenting images of people that have been edited for years, and as time has passed, social media has also allowed people to present images that have been edited. As a result of this, someone can go from being manipulated by the media at one point in time, to being ...
Views: 1455 - Loss: Can Early Deprivation Make It Harder For Someone To Handle Loss? - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2023 from Oliver JR CooperAfter someone has experienced a breakup, lost a loved one, or had a pet pass on, for instance, they could end up embracing how they feel and allowing themselves to grieve. This is then likely to be a time when they won’t behave as they usually would. So, they might no longer have the desire ...
Views: 313 - Loss: Can Someone Feel Guilty After A Parent Has Passed On? - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2022 from Oliver JR CooperAfter having recently lost a parent, someone could find that they are now experiencing a number of different feelings. There can also be a sense of shock around what has happened, with them finding it hard to accept that they will never see this parent again. When it comes to how they feel, ...
Views: 430 - Loss: Can Someone Lose The Desire To Be Alive After They Have Experienced A Loss? - by Submitted on May 05, 2025 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone has recently experienced a loss, they could be in a very bad way. They can have moments when they feel very sad and can’t stop crying, and moments when they shut down and are unable to feel anything. Along with this, they can find it hard to get out of bed in the morning and ...
Views: 158 - Loss: Can The Need To Be Loyal Cause Someone To Get Stuck In The Grieving Process? - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2015 from Oliver JR CooperWhen one experiences loss, it might be possible for them to carry on with the rest of their life; however, there is also the chance that they won’t be able to do this. In this case, it is could be quiet some time before they are able to do what they used to do before. What this comes down to ...
Views: 1727 - Loss: Can The Need To Be Loyal Stop Someone From Being Able To ‘Move On’? - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2019 from Oliver JR CooperIt could be said that the loss of a loved one is one of the hardest things to experience on this earth. This can relate to a family member, a partner, a friend, and even a pet. When this takes place, someone can end up being mentally, emotionally and physically floored. It can be as if their ...
Views: 1258 - Loss: Does Today’s Highly Masculine Society Make It Harder For Someone To Grieve A Loss? - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperAlthough experiencing a loss is part of the human experience, working through a loss is not something that is generally seen in the same light. As a result of this, it can be normal for someone to experience loss and then to carry on as normal. They could then have lost a family member, their ...
Views: 930 - Loss: Is It Normal To Grieve A Number Of Years Later? - by Submitted on May 06, 2016 from Oliver JR CooperWhen someone has got something to do, they can get it done straight away or they can put it to one side and do something else. And when it comes to what is the best approach to take, it can all depend on what it is that needs to be done. If one had a piece of furniture that needed to be ...
Views: 1699 - Loss: Is It Possible To Get Over A Loss? - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2016 from Oliver JR CooperIn today’s fast-paced world, there is often the need for instant gratification, and when something doesn’t happen straight away, it can lead to all kinds of problems. This can be a time when someone will experience a strong emotional reaction, and the sooner they get what they want the sooner ...
Views: 1638 - Loss: Is Time A Great Healer? - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2015 from Oliver JR CooperThere are times when one can experience a loss and it won’t have much of an effect on them, and then there are times when this won’t be the case. And what can define how much of an impact a loss has on them can all depend on their level of emotional attachment. For example, if one had a ...
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