by joieseldon | Apr 16, 2020 | Blog, Emotional Intelligence, Managing Conflict
How to Communicate with Relatives You’re Sheltering in Place With Note: All identifying information, such as gender, have been changed. This week I received a question on Ask Joie from someone living in quarantine with an adult sibling who gets very anxious about the...
by joieseldon | Feb 27, 2020 | Blog, Emotional Intelligence
If you’re looking to grow your professional skills I came across an interesting article in Forbes that may give you some direction as to what to work on: The 10+ Most Important Job Skills Every Company Will Be Looking For in 2020. Of course, Emotional...
by joieseldon | Feb 13, 2020 | Blog, Emotional Intelligence
People are often surprised when I say that love is not an emotion. Love is believed by many to be a force of nature. I don’t disagree (though I call it something else.) I believe that force is instrumental in the attraction we feel for someone and in everything...
by joieseldon | Nov 26, 2019 | Blog, Emotional Intelligence, Managing Conflict, Stress Management
Thanksgiving Time. Nostalgia is in the air. It is a holiday that brings up a lot of feelings – be it joy, love, gratitude, resentment, sorrow, or loneliness. Nothing evokes mixed feelings like family. Sitting at a table with those with opposite political views, a...
by joieseldon | Oct 28, 2019 | Blog, Emotional Intelligence, Stress Management
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.” -Redmoon Fear is a mistrusted and unappreciated emotion in modern society. It is something to be conquered or avoided at all costs. If you cannot...