Emotional Intelligence is Vital to Authentic Happiness Generations of individuals have long sought the “key” to happiness. Experts have attempted to narrow finding true happiness down to a few steps. Many have made an excellent living by instructing the masses on how to “be happy,” and still more and more people express their continued unhappiness in work and life. Is there a way to simply “be happy” or is finding true happiness analogous to … [Read more...]
What Great Listeners Do Differently
What Great Listeners Do Differently Are you a good listener? Your initial response might be to say “Why yes! Of course!”. When someone speaks to you, asks a question, offers instruction, calls out a warning, you hear, and you respond accordingly. But there is so much more to listening than simply hearing and responding. Research indicates that the average person listens with only 25 percent efficiency – meaning there’s a lot we let go in one … [Read more...]