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The Benefits of Silence for a productive and meaningful life

Oct 30, 2021 | Communication Skills, Deploy Yourself, Emotional Intelligence | 3 comments

Let me start with a story to illustrate the benefits of silence There was an old man whose most beloved possession was a watch left to him by his late wife. He treasured the timepiece and had it on his person wherever he went.  One day, in anticipation of his...

How To Communicate and Handle Difficult Conversations as an Introvert?

Jun 24, 2021 | Communication Skills, Emotional Intelligence | 0 comments

Introverts are comfortable in being by themselves. Instead of getting energy from others, introverts draw it from solitude and quiet places. As a result, resolving conflicts and navigating tough conversations tend to be difficult and scary since it forces them to have...

5 Ways to Influence & Impact Your Emotions

Feb 9, 2021 | Emotional Intelligence | 0 comments

Our emotions play a major role in determining the quality of our lives. Have you ever asked yourself why some people live a life full of joy and contentment while others struggle with anger and depression? It all comes down to how you cope with life’s stressors and...

How To Respond To Anger Like The Adults We Are Supposed To Be?

Aug 25, 2020 | Deploy Yourself, Emotional Intelligence | 0 comments

In my previous article on anger, we saw that anger hides what we care about. If we look deeper and take the time to introspect, anger can tell us what we really value, and which value has been violated that resulted in the anger. Anger can communicate a lot of...

How Can We Overcome Negative Emotions And Create Positive Energy To Achieve Joy And Fulfilment?

Jul 15, 2020 | Emotional Intelligence | 1 comment

We all experience a wide range of emotions. If we are human, we can not escape feeling the same emotions as everyone else. In fact, the more psychology and neuroscience research I encounter, I wonder that a better name for us would be “emotional beings”...

Why Anger Is The Most Compassionate Human Emotion? And 3 Ways to Use it Productively?

Jun 15, 2020 | Deploy Yourself, Emotional Intelligence | 2 comments

“Anger is the deepest form of compassion,” poet and philosopher David Whyte wrote. Most people do not associate anger with compassion. In fact, at first glance, it looks and feels like the exact opposite of compassion. But as with most emotions, the more attention we...

Why Our Emotions Can Be Overwhelming? Learn the Neuroscience behind Emotions, and 5 Steps to Deal with Them Effectively

Jun 13, 2020 | Deploy Yourself, Emotional Intelligence | 0 comments

We all have been in situations where our emotions have overwhelmed us. We all have done something in the heat of the moment that we regretted later. In such situations, our emotions can affect our ability to think and act rationally. We find ourselves unable to think...

Discover 10 Myths and Realities about Emotions, and How That Will Turbo Charge Your Emotional Intelligence And Change Your Life?

Jun 11, 2020 | Deploy Yourself, Emotional Intelligence | 0 comments

Improve your communication skills by discovering how science has busted these 10 myths about emotions. Tap into the deep psyche of human emotions and stop them from holding you back in life. Read this article and understand how it can help you become a more empathetic...

Why We Must Be Careful Not To Choke On Your Thoughts? And How Our Thoughts Are Different From Deliberate Thinking?

Jun 3, 2020 | Deploy Yourself, Emotional Intelligence | 0 comments

“It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?” — Henry David Thoreau Have you ever found yourself lying awake at night trying to get some sleep, only to discover that you are caught in a seemingly endless loop of random...

Can We Walk in Another Person’s Shoes? Why Empathy Might Be The Most Important Human Ability?

Jun 1, 2020 | Communication Skills, Emotional Intelligence | 0 comments

On a recent archaeological dig in Man Bac in what is now northern Vietnam, a team of researchers made a remarkable discovery. While unearthing the remains of some Stone Age people who were buried 4,000 years ago, they discovered one young man who had been placed in...

How To Get Rid of Impostor Syndrome and Make Confidence a Habit

Mar 10, 2020 | Emotional Intelligence, Leadership and Management | 0 comments

Bryan, an 18-year-old, graduated high school at the top of his class. He then headed off to attend Columbia University. Now, Bryan feels petrified. He is convinced that the admissions department at Columbia has made a terrible mistake. He feels he does not deserve to...

Nonverbal Communication – How To Listen To What Is Not Being Said?

Dec 17, 2019 | Communication Skills, Emotional Intelligence | 0 comments

“When the eyes say one thing, and the tongue another, a practiced man relies on the language of the first.”― Ralph Waldo Emerson In recent years, technology has brought in a big change in our ways of communication. With the best tech devices and the most vibrant...

How to be Emotionally Intelligent with Written Communication at the Workplace

Jan 21, 2019 | Deploy Yourself, Emotional Intelligence | 0 comments

Emotions play a big part in our communication in the workplace, either face-to-face or written. The way we express our emotions requires us to be sensitive to others’ emotions. In the same way, we also need to be sensitive to our own emotions and values and respond...

Do You Know your Emotional Triggers? And What To Do When You Are Emotionally Triggered?

Jan 10, 2019 | Deploy Yourself, Emotional Intelligence | 2 comments

“Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power” – Lao Tzu I am sure we’ve all experienced a sudden emotional reaction. It happens when our thinking starts to become clouded, and feelings (of fear, anger, or sadness) overwhelm us. While it’s not...

The Role and Importance of Emotions in Our Professional and Personal Lives

Jan 29, 2018 | Deploy Yourself, Emotional Intelligence | 1 comment

When I started working at the age of 21, my manager was only a few years older than me. Both of us being very young and passionate about work, we developed a good friendship. As I completed my first year at work, I sat down with this friend (manager) to discuss my...

There Are Only Perspectives, No Truth. And Five Different Perspectives You Can Apply In Each Situation

Jun 23, 2017 | Communication Skills, Deploy Yourself, Emotional Intelligence | 1 comment

Tom : “I am sorry I am a bit late to this meeting. My previous meeting ran over.” Sara : “I am more worried about the missed deadline on the product your team is developing. Your team is slow.” Tom : “It’s not my fault. Two members on my team reported sick last...

How To (and not to) Deal with an Emotional Employee

Apr 21, 2017 | Deploy Yourself, Emotional Intelligence | 0 comments

As I wrote previously, every human emotion is valid. However, the story behind them might not be, and we always have the choice of how to respond to an emotion. If we want to master how to deal with others’ emotions, our own emotional mastery is the prerequisite....

How to Deal with Your Emotions In The Workplace And Make Them Work For You

Mar 28, 2017 | Deploy Yourself, Emotional Intelligence | 1 comment

Fresh out of college, when I started to work professionally as a 21 year old, I dived into work passionately and emotionally. Not only did I do great work during that year, but I also had a lot of fun with my team, many of whom are still my good friends. I was...

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Recent Articles

  • Leadership Journeys [224] – Viktor Pryshlyak – “ If you don’t know how to sell, you probably won’t succeed”
  • Being the Buyer vs Being the Seller: The Key to Success and Fulfillment
  • Leadership Journeys [223] – Kevin Kilty – “ In six months of a startup, I learned more than 10 years in investment banking”
  • Empathy without Authenticity is just Mediocrity
  • The Leadership Muscle You’re Not Training: Wanting Without Reason
  • A New Vision for European Leadership: Learning from Entrepreneurs
  • Leadership Journeys [219] – Heather Udo – “ I was taught to work hard for what I want at an early age”
  • Why I’ll Never Give Up on You (Even When You Want to)
  • Leadership Journeys [221] – James Kellett – “ It makes more sense investing and then founding rather than the other way round.”
  • Committed vs Tentative Language: Unprecedented Leadership & Results
  • Distinction: Assertive TO vs Assertive FOR
  • Leadership Journeys [220] – Rupesh Sanghavi – “ There are no set rules for life other than what you have set for yourself.”
  • The Power of Conviction: How Authentic Belief Drives Powerful Communication
  • Leadership Journeys [219] – Anders Jones – “‍ What got you here is not going to get you to the next level”
  • The Power of Asking the Right Questions in Leadership (and dropping the wrong ones)
  • Leadership Journeys [218] – Kjetil Kriken – “‍ My strength is finding strengths in other people”
  • Leadership Journeys [217] – James O Sullivan – “‍ I pride myself on communication”
  • The Power of Bold Commitment: Why Saying “No” Leads to Exponential Growth (which is easier than linear growth)
  • Taking Ownership: The Path to Personal Leadership & Power
  • Leadership Journeys [216] – Kaushik Burman – “ Pick up the phone—hearing a voice builds empathy and resolves conflicts better than any message ever could.”
  • Leadership Journeys [215] – Grant Ballard-Tremeer – “A different opinion doesn’t mean they’re wrong and I’m right.”
  • Are You Making These 3 Momentum-Killing Mistakes That Keep Success Just Out of Reach?
  • Leadership Journeys [214] – Sanne Wolters-Verstegen – “Do your best with what you can control, and let go of what you can’t.”
  • Leadership Journeys [213] – Srikant Chellappa – “ Every CEO has a boss”
  • Leadership Journeys [212] – Ritu Mohanka – “ Leadership is about the constant thing between power and love, push and pull, hard and human, and grit and grace”

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