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Emotional intelligence has become a buzzword used as a surface-level tactic for outward appearances. Without diving deep into the fundamental importance of EQ, organizations and individuals across the world are missing a huge opportunity in health and prosperity. Understanding emotional intelligence can be powerful as a start. But the greater challenge is embodying it, which will not happen simply...

Comparison is a natural tendency for humans. It can be used to inspire us or tear us down. Most often, subconsciously, we use comparison to self-sabotage, leaving us to play a small game and bring others down with us. The focus of most comparisons is typically the external material aspects of the world, such as money, status, and physical appearance. This feeds the scarcity mindset. But a scarcity...

We’ve been bombarded with limiting perspectives of love for generations. As a result, mental health issues are on the rise, dysfunctional relationships continue, and wars perpetuate. Much of our past conditioning has led us to believe that love is something to be found in the outside world. But all along, the secret to true, unconditional love was always within ourselves. Will humanity ever embrac...

Since we were young, our definition of success was highly influenced by our parents, culture, and community. In many cases, we didn’t strongly question the definition despite intuitive cues of misalignment. And so, the misalignment may have compounded feelings of resentment, self-doubt, or a lack of self-worth, for example. But how do you define success now? How are you getting in your own way of...

We are constantly influencing and being influenced by others. How responsible and mindful are we in this regard? Are we manipulating and being manipulated? Whether unconscious or conscious, what is our hidden agenda? Even between like-minded friends, there is typically some underlying motive at play during interactions. The desire or tendency to influence is egoic. Therefore, if we want to live mo...

Servant leadership and self-serving leadership are vastly different. Although it may seem that servant leadership would be most beneficial for any group to reach its goals, this style of leadership is rare. Servant leadership has been a buzzword for some time, but it appears that many leaders at all levels of companies and organizations do not embody it. How different would the world be if servant...

We often react to setbacks in a disempowered way. Going backwards feels defeating, especially when we’re making progress and gaining momentum. It is easy to fall into the trap of feeling like a victim in these circumstances. However, it is essential to recognize the opportunities for learning and growth. The empowering perspective is that these opportunities move us forward, not backward. Focusing...

Empathy has become a buzzword over the years. Being empathetic sounds and looks great, but how empathetic are we actually? Is our empathy fake? How deeply are we connecting with ourselves and others? Awareness of the edge of our own discomfort, whether it be an emotion and/or thought, offers an opportunity for us to deepen empathy. Empathy is experienced in attentiveness, patience, and the ability...

Our relationship to food is fundamental to the quality of our life experience. Our eating habits amplify the complex dynamic between body and mind. Unless we are personally growing most of the food we consume, we are generally at the mercy of the food available at local stores. With the rapid decline in the quality of store-bought foods over the last few decades, mindful eating is more important t...

Networking is an art form. It takes years of practice and deep self-awareness to network authentically and effectively. Until then, networking can be an awkward and challenging journey. Networking burnout is common. An empowered relationship with networking expands possibilities for our lives that far outweigh any time, money, or energy used along the way. How well are we connecting with others? W...

When we acknowledge that there is much more that we don’t know compared to what we do know, we can understand that we are always living in faith. Faith is the unconditional belief in the unseen. For example, death is a major fear for many of us, yet on most days, we have faith that we will wake up the next day. How would our lives be different if we applied a similar level of faith to all aspects...

Karma simply means action in Sanskrit. Moment by moment, we have thoughts that lead to physical action or inaction. In other words, we choose moment by moment, whether consciously or unconsciously. We can choose to relate to karma in a supportive or disempowering way. This is our responsibility. How about the karma of self-judgment? How aware are we of the impact this has on all areas of our lives...

We make choices every moment of every day in all areas of our lives, many on autopilot. When we question our choices, especially those we make on autopilot, we can create a life more inspiring and aligned with who we want to become. To break up the autopilot decision-making, we fundamentally need awareness of conditioned beliefs that influence our decisions. We also need courage to follow our intu...

Amongst all sports, golf may be one of the best that mirrors life. It is an individual emotional journey that takes many twists and turns. It is a slow-paced, methodical, and spiritual journey. Every round is different. The course and weather conditions are different. No shot is ever exactly the same. The people you play with may be different. And of course, your mind, body, and emotions are diffe...

With easy access to so much information today, sky's the limit to almost anything we want to know. Concurrently, the access is often overwhelming and can be more harmful than helpful. Opinions are misunderstood as facts. Information is taken out of context. Discernment becomes shaky. Are we using information responsibly? How are we showing up when we are wrong about a topic? Our ability to think i...

We all have ideas about the dangers and benefits of social media. But how intentional are we being with those tools? Are we using social media or is it using us? How authentically are we showing up on those platforms? Are we using it as an automatic mental numbing tool? Regardless of how we use social media, ownership and awareness of it is key.  Social media amplifies who you already are Piecing...

The truth is, we often don’t tell the truth. We overtly lie, sugarcoat, or omit information more often than we know. We are masters of hiding and manipulating our truth and we’ve been practicing it since we were kids. We are walking hypocrites wanting more transparency everywhere. Perhaps we’re afraid of what the truth will reveal about ourselves and others. In this episode, we explore the behavio...

In making decisions with multiple people involved, from negotiating a business deal to deciding what to eat for dinner, the result is often a Win/Lose or Lose/Lose. A compromise is typically a loss. How mindful are you about creating Win/Wins? And how willing are you to do so? What are your limitations for creativity and transparency? What does a Win look like for you? How about the other people i...

The Golden and Platinum Rules may not be as clear as we think. We may attach hidden conditions and expectations to how we show up for others. This can leave us feeling disempowered, contrary to the basic intention of both rules. The essence of both rules is simple, but people globally have different values and perspectives. Therefore, a blend of both rules may be optimal, which requires deeper inq...

There is no positive outcome that stems from body shaming, yet it continues to be integrated into society, culture, and education through visual imagery and speech. We repeatedly attempt to fix the problem with Band-Aids. However, accessing the root of the issue requires much more than silly Band-Aids that look from the outside in. Accessing the root requires deep personal transformation which, fo...

January has a flavor of new beginnings, a chance at a fresh start. We’ve all experienced creating a New Year’s resolution, starting it, and falling off within a short period of time. Seemingly highly motivated at first, why do we quit so soon? What’s wrong with us? In this episode, we discuss subconscious beliefs and setting ourselves up for sustainable transformation regardless of when we decide...

We often experience frustration because our expectations do not match reality. Taking a moment to pause reveals many more instances of frustration than we were aware of. The rabbit hole can go deep. Acknowledging the frustration and staying curious about the root of it in each situation leads us toward invaluable insight into ourselves. The most common trap of processing frustration is blaming oth...

Is mindset important to you? If so, why and how important is it? We all like to believe we are open-minded because it is a socially attractive quality. However, with or without being influenced by this social reward, mindset is a deeply personal choice about your human potential. If you highly value mindset, a tremendous amount of continuous self-reflection is required. Awareness of your current b...

Fear is interesting. We all have it and the mechanism will never go away as long as we are human beings. It can paralyze us but it is part of what makes us human. It serves a purpose but it often oversteps its role. Therefore, understanding the fear mechanism and how it manipulates our daily thoughts and behavior is critical if we truly want to grow into the highest versions of ourselves. In this...

Our upbringing and education shaped our core beliefs from an early age. Core beliefs profoundly influence our decision-making, whether the decision is seemingly life-changing or trivial. Therefore, awareness of our core beliefs is of utmost importance. At the same time, understanding that we can change our core beliefs is extremely liberating. However, doing so may be challenging due to fear of lo...