Emotions are neurohormones; chains of amino acids that flow through the brain and body carrying messages. As a result, neuroscience plays a central role in the study of emotions and emotional intelligence. Here are resources that dive into the latest neuroscience research and its practical implications for practicing emotional intelligence.
Do you instinctively want to help students when they’re struggling? What if some level of struggle was necessary for learning? Brain-based learning researchers have discovered a sweet spot for learning called “productive struggle.” Here’s why and how it works.
Read MoreAs people become more volatile around us, our brains’ natural response is to also become more reactive. Coaching provides a perfect opportunity to step out of this cycle of escalation, but it’s a difficult emotional puzzle; here’s a map of the process with three emotional intelligence tips for coaches.
Read MoreDaniel Goleman explains the history of emotional intelligence – and why EQ is important in business, education & life.
Read MoreHow bad is uncertainty for you, for your clients, for the world? Uncertainty is a problematic feeling – yet it’s also essential in coaching because it signals learning and growth. Here’s how.
Read MoreWhy do we sometimes take risks to learn, but other times we’re so determined to stay “right”? Zooming into the neurobiology, in a sense we have a tug-of-war between the striatum and the amygdala, between opportunity and risk. It’s just like trying Chai for the first time on the steamy streets of Kuala Lumpur.
Read MoreDrawing on neuroscience of change, how can we use emotional intelligence coaching for setting goals in a way that will help make change happen better? Please a fantastic goalsetting tool (that’s free for now!)
Read MoreThe neuroscience is fascinating, emotions are immediate biological signals, feelings come later, and moods build up over time.
Read MoreTest your knowledge of emotional intelligence and gain key insights to bring EQ to life at home and at work
Read MoreTraffic is always stressful, right? Turns out, there’s a secret neuroscience tip about naming emotions that can help. It’s simple and powerful.
Read MoreAt a neurological level, how does the brain actually learn, and what’s the role of emotion? What’s the implication for education and training?
Read MoreWhy do feelings matter to leaders? Interview with Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence and Social Intelligence, on a new leadership imperative for optimizing human performance and the research that makes attention to feelings a bottom-line priority.
Read MoreThe chemicals of emotion affect every living cell in our bodies – but they are quickly recycled – guess how long? Well… we’re called Six Seconds for a reason!
Read MoreThe dogma for decades was that adult brains couldn’t generate any new brain cells, but new evidence suggests the opposite. Here are 5 ways…
Read MoreWarning: These 7 decision making insights are based on the latest neuroscience research and could lead to permanently improved decision making.
Read MoreDecisions descisions… how do we make them, and can we make better decisions? Contrary to common belief, emotions may just be the key.
Read MoreCommunity is about people. It’s both the feelings we have with our group, and relationships we share through activities, beliefs, & common purpose.
Read MoreFor teens struggling with a brutal addiction to solvents, hope and healing seem far away. Traditional culture & the Medicine Wheel combine with emotional intelligence to support a path forward for the children, and their counselors.
Read More“Ultimate wellbeing has nothing to do with what’s outside us,” says Daniel Goleman. What would happen if we could fully take charge of our own wellbeing… and what’s the neuroscience that will help make it so?
Read MoreTired of feeling bored? Finally we can understand the reasons behind the feelings of being trapped, restlessness, lack of challenge, and lack of purpose.
Read MoreStress kills… or does it? In the light of new neuroscience, maybe it’s time rethink stress – which might just save your life.
Read MoreWhen I was at university in Toronto, I found out that riding a bike in a city with streetcars presents a very special challenge. I’m riding along and, for the first time, come to a street with tracks; they’re embedded in the road, just a little metal channel… the perfect size to cause big problems […]
Read MoreThe neuroscience of empathy is fascinating and offers practical lessons for leadership and life. Our brains are wired for social connection through Mirror Neurons, which cause us to experience what we perceive.
Read MoreI was recently talking to a group about the fact that we can choose how we feel. “But didn’t you say emotions are an automatic biological response?” Yes, in fact, I did… but don’t we have choice about our biology? I remember years ago interviewing neurobiologist Debra Niehoff about the way some people seemed […]
Read More“Emotions are literally changing the chemistry of every cell of your body,” says Dr. Pert, “and affecting the world outside your body.”
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