The integral human ability to recognize, identify and manage feeling and emotion in self and others
Battling a VUCA State with Emotional Resilience I spend some days without ever seeing a real person. Some days I don’t know what to do with myself, what to work on, where to focus my attention. Other days I only want to play games and be frivolous. My connection to loved ones is usually through Read more »
Inviting More Play into Your Life The Power of Play, Part Four On the last day of her life, my dog Frannie fell off the bed. She was so excited to see my friend Nan enter the room with a squeaky dog toy, that in her final act of exuberance, she tumbled to the Read more »
Using Acting Principles to Expand Your Network In theatre, there are always three components to every performance: pre-show (preparation), performance (show) and post-show (variable). I loved and enjoyed the first two components, and spent most of my time dreading and hating the last one—post-show. Walking through the lobby to leave the theatre could result in Read more »
Don’t Let Your Leaders Walk Away from Training Hungry for What They Need “If we are to keep our businesses relevant and our consumers happy, we must embrace empathy and let it be the force that drives us forward.” Jason M. Boyers – Forbes 2013 It certainly looked good when I ordered. It Read more »
Champion Contrast and Boost Emotional Intelligence In Stephen Sondheim’s Tony Award-winning musical “Into the Woods,” Little Red Riding Hood learns about the duality of life, proclaiming, “Scary is exciting,” “even flowers have their dangers,” and “nice is different than good.” The best actors thrive in duality. Conveying a single emotion is not just one-dimensionally dull, Read more »