Emotional Intelligence: Your Greatest Asset and Key to Success

I'd love to hear from you! Grief carries the weight of a thousand unspoken emotions. Loss can shatter our world, leaving us feeling lost and alone. But within us all lies the voice of our Inner Sage, whispering divine wisdom to guide us through the storm. In Episode 16 of Positive Intelligence: Your Greatest Asset and Key to Success, my guest Jenn Berger and I talk about navigating the intrica...

I'd love to hear from you! Forgiving  someone, even ourselves, for a wrong or perceived injustice  is one of the hardest things to do. The popular cliche "to forgive  is to forget"  is wrong! Forgiveness  is about freedom--from resentment, anger, blame, judgment, and even shame  and guilt. In  Positive Intelligence  terms, forgiveness is possible when we use our Sage  powers of Empat...

I'd love to hear from you! Fear is a totally normal emotion! We all feel it sometimes, whether it's when we are heading into "unknown territory" or facing a difficult situation and we aren't sure how it's going to turn out. Many of us experience fear when faced with the prospect of looking for a new job or leaving an old one, entering into or leaving a relationship, or...

I'd love to hear from you! With special guest Dr. Doreen Downing, Jami Carlacio discusses the value of connecting with our essence, our True inner guru and inner sage. When we connect with our Essence, we come from a place of #love and #authenticity. When we don't or can't do this, #communication breaks down. We are relational people, after all. So, it's crucial that we speak ou...

I'd love to hear from you! Neurodivergence is a word we hear everywhere and has gained popularity among those who identify as such. Whether it's ADHD, autism, dyslexia, or some other form of difference from what is called "neurotypical," many might wonder whether the stigma attached to neurological differences has really disappeared.  In episode 12 of the podcast Emotional Intel...

I'd love to hear from you! In episode 11 of Emotional Intelligence: Your Greatest Asset and Key to Success, I discuss what diversity is and why we should embrace and value it--in ourselves and in others. Focusing on how we perceive and interact with the world, I encourage listeners and viewers to practice self- and other-acceptance, claim your authenticity and vulnerability, and be the love fo...

I'd love to hear from you! In the tenth episode of Emotional Intelligence: Your Greatest Asset and Key to Success, Jami interviews PQ Coach Amanda Deitsch. Amanda shares how she works with clients by helping them achieve clarity and self-awareness and above all, remaining curious about life. Opportunities to grow and learn, create and sustain positive personal and professional relationships, a...

I'd love to hear from you! In episode 9 on the "C" series of Compassionate Curiosity, I explain how to bring your Sage into group meetings. Imagine there are nine of you in a meeting and need to make an important decision and all of you brought your Judge and chief saboteur. What a disaster! Now, reimagine the scenario in which you all arrive in Sage gear. Members each get a say, and...

I'd love to hear from you! In this episode of Emotional Intelligence: Your Greatest Asset and Key to Success, I define compassionate curiosity and explain how this is the Sage path--the one of self-love, the Divine inner Self that loves us no matter what. I talk about how we often screw up and listen to the Judge's negative chatter that leads to us beating ourselves up. I then explain tha...

I'd love to hear from you! In the 7th episode of Emotional Intelligence: Your Greatest Asset and Key to Success, guest Denise Hanks discusses with host Jami Carlacio what being brave and making bold choices mean to her and how this manifests in her coaching. During the interview, Carlacio and Hanks discussed the value of moving out of our comfort zone to embrace change, as that is the only way...

I'd love to hear from you! In Episode 6 (Living in the Liminal Space: Befriending Fear at the Crossroads) of Emotional Intelligence: Your Greatest Asset and Key to Success, I discuss transitions, which begin with the end, take us to the middle or liminal space, and end with a new beginning. Changes usually bring fear, and I encourage you to make friends with and accept fear as a part of the hu...

I'd love to hear from you! In the fifth episode of Emotional Intelligence: Your Greatest Asset and Key to Success, I discuss the topics of bravery and boldness, both of which require courage and vulnerability. I explain how many, if not all of us, experience fear and that blocks us from making choices that would improve our wellbeing.  There comes a time--or times--in our life when we need or...

I'd love to hear from you! Special guest Demetra Moore shares how her ©PQ and other coaching modalities serve her clients and offers a concrete example of a success story! After just two weeks into coaching, her client experienced a breakthrough, with is a testament to the power of Positive Intelligence®. We discuss what it means to become aware of an issue that has been troubling us, how and...

I'd love to hear from you! In this third episode of the Awareness, Acceptance, and Action series, the discussion focuses on transforming conflict at work by using the Positive Intelligence® Sage muscle of empathy. I first discuss some ©PQ grounding techniques that are useful for everyday events, and the more often you use them (several times a day, even if it's just for 5 or 10 minutes at...

I'd love to hear from you! In  Episode 2, I discuss the ten saboteurs in more detail: Judge, the pleaser, the avoider, the controller, the hyper-achiever, the hyper-vigilant, the hyper-rational, the stickler, the restless, the the victim. They are out to sabotage your thinking and in so doing, ensure that you don't travel the road to your Inner Sage. But fear not! Armed with Positive Inte...

I'd love to hear from you! In this inaugural episode of Emotional Intelligence: Your Greatest Asset and Key to Success, Jami explains what Positive Intelligence® (©PQ) is: a combination of emotional intelligence, or EQ, and mental fitness that help you to see problems as situations that are opportunities for growth. ©PQ is a mental gym, and by doing daily ©PQ reps, you become stronger and more...