Happiness Set Point

Glass Half Full or Glass Half Empty?
Mainstream thought has traditionally believed that happiness is hardwired. Consequently, throughout one’s life whether gaining a job or losing one, getting married or divorced, there are those who will view these circumstances more optimistically while others will take a more glass half empty view. This is known as your [...]

Emotional Awareness

Master Your Emotions
In a previous post titled, Emotional Presence we covered the first step to master your emotions; Presence. Emotional Awareness is your second step to master your emotions. Emotional awareness and emotional presence go hand in hand. The more present you are, the more aware you are of your moment-to-moment mental, emotional and physical state. This [...]

Transforming Challenges Into Opportunities

Victor Frankl: Lead With Your Heart
Victor Frankl is known for losing his entire family during the holocaust and his remarkable journey of survival in the concentration camps. He invented Logo-Therapy from these experiences rooted in the power of your attitude to determine your experiences in life. “Everything can be taken from a man but one [...]

Emotional Movement Technique

The Emotional Movement Technique is effective for relieving stress and increasing EQ. One of the benefits of this exercise is that it takes 2 minutes or less to complete. Think of an issue that you find stressful. Follow these steps and work with the biology and psychology of stress relief.
Diaphragmatic Breathing
Shift out of the neural [...]

Relationship Fact: Love is a Conscious Choice

Love Drug
Relationship FACT: Love is a conscious choice. In fact, love is a verb and it implies action. Being ‘attracted to’ someone is also a choice. Given that love alters your brain chemistry, we can understand how it may not feel as though love is a conscious choice. But trust us, if you want to [...]

Emotional Presence for Emotional Authenticity

Emotional Authenticity
The first step in emotional authenticity is emotional presence because the present moment is the only place you have real power to shift your state. Much stress and emotional upset is caused by lamenting over the past and worrying about the future. Often what occurs when people slow down and become present is they [...]

The Real Purpose of Emotion

Emotions Transform Life
Emotions give texture, color and meaning to life. Emotions transform life from an objective series of events into a living breathing experience. To experience the full range of emotions, to cry, laugh, or feel happy infuses our existence with meaning and value.
Energy in Motion
The word emotion is derived from the Greek word ‘emotere’ [...]

Neuroscience of Emotion

Neural Hijacking

In the past it was believed that information from your senses was analyzed by the thinking brain (cortex) first. Now with new scientific findings we know your perceptions, go directly to the emotional brain (amygdala) without passing through the thinking, decision-making brain first.
Daniel Goleman in his research and book on emotional intelligence sheds great [...]

How to Master Your Emotions

You can’t just THINK your way through your FEELings!
Do you ever feel like you are riding an emotional roller coaster? Sometimes you are up…sometimes you are down.
When things are going well the skies are blue, the sun is shining and you feel great but when things aren’t going your way, the storm of emotions blow [...]