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We've all experienced how emotions can be challenging - and delightful! The trick is to be smart with feelings. Emotional intelligence (EQ) is the essential ingredient to do so - a learnable set of practical life skills that make a tremendous difference at work, at school, and at home.
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Presentations for October Conference Please take a look at http://6seconds.org/c2c - you can now download the list of presentations. As you can see, this is an event where "rea... More
Assent, Dissent, Descent Recently...
I told Emma (8-year-old daughter) she needed to get dressed to go. Instant protest, heel-dragging, power struggle. Yet we were goin... MoreEQ on NBC's Today Show Six Seconds' COO, Joshua Freedman, appeared on NBC's Today Show to discuss how emotional intelligence helps relationships (clip below). The segm... MoreEmotional Intelligence Conference
Choose to Change: Emotional Intelligence in Action
Oct 3-4, San Jose CA - Six Seconds' Peer:Peer Conference
Choose to Change is a "peer-to-pe... MoreNew Study Shows Emotional Intelligence Reduces Stress and Predicts 66% of Key Su Researchers found that healthcare professional high in emotional intelligence are far more effective in a number of key performance areas including st... MoreFeeling Finder How do you really feel? And what does it mean?
Our new "emotoscope" helps you scope out and understand your feelings. Why? ... More
Blogging Good, Penalty shoot outs bad An article in Scientific Americanlooks at recent research into examining the benefits of expressive writing:"Research shows that it improves memory and sleep, boosts immune cell activity and reduces viral load in AIDS patients, and even speeds healing after surgery. A study in the February issue of the Oncologist reports that ...
6S Network Meeting in Italy Last weekend we had our first Six Seconds EQ Network meeting in Italy. Max Ghini (Director of the 6S-Italia office) and I presented - here's Max (and look at the lovely room in the basement of an old old building, just off the main square of Bologna): And me... ...
Podcast: Good Sad - Finding Moments of Hope I was talking with my dad about feeling sad and hopeless about his cancer. "On the one hand," he said, "I know every day is a blessing and there's so much to be grateful for. But that seems so abstract. So far away right now." Here ...
Why work? Did you see the little blurb in the Sunday NY Times business section? MBA students from the top 15 schools were asked to select the 3 topo factors they wanted in a job. 1 was 'challenging job responsibilities". The second was money - not the first as many think. Work-life ...