by joieseldon | Nov 7, 2018 | Blog, Emotional Intelligence
As I write this, it is November 6th, election day in the US. It is hours before the results will be in. Even though you will know the results by the time you read this, I want to ask the question “what’s next?” before I know how things turn out. Whether...
by joieseldon | Nov 5, 2018 | Blog, Communication Skills, Emotional Intelligence
There is a fundamental aspect of being human that everyone on the planet shares regardless of age, gender, nationality, education, income, status or culture – we all have emotions. Emotion is our universal language. But if you’re not fluent in it, you might as well be...
by joieseldon | May 24, 2016 | Blog, Emotional Intelligence, Managing Conflict
Have you ever sent an email or text, or left a message with someone and never heard back? You’re left hanging, wondering, “Did they get it? Are they ignoring me?” I recently facilitated a discussion on Emotional Intelligence for a group of high-powered women...
by joieseldon | Nov 3, 2015 | Blog, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Managing Conflict, Stress Management
In order to manage conflict, you need to know whether or not what you have before you is really conflict? Too often, the word conflict is applied to a situation where what’s actually happening is disagreement, or missing information, a misunderstanding, or someone is...
by joieseldon | Dec 19, 2014 | Blog, Emotional Intelligence
Continued from Part 2… If you aren’t able to directly express your anger, it’s important to not hold onto it. Write it out, express it in meditation, talk it out with a friend, or do something creative with it. Just don’t repress it. Repressed, or stuffed,...
by joieseldon | Dec 16, 2014 | Blog, Emotional Intelligence
Continued from Part 1… How to Manage Your Anger Let’s look at the steps you can take to effectively get angry in a healthy way: Get to know your body’s experience of anger. Your body doesn’t necessarily know if your life is in danger, it just feels some sense of...
