Do you allow others …

Do you allow others to influence your decisions by limiting your understanding of conflict source, or ultimate outcome?

Basis for thoughts

Emotions are the basis for our thoughts, but to change our emotions and our reactions, we must change our thoughts.

Feel yourself getting tense?

Doodle with your non-dominant hand 3-5 minutes. This refocuses your thoughts and relaxes your tense mind.

The Kid Behind Me Kicking The Seat

When I fly, usually on Southwest Airlines, I know the seat I want … usually I am not a creature of habit, in this case I am.  Recently I flew back to Houston from Orlando and was sandwiched in between … Continue reading

Just how tall is that wall?

You don’t know why it happens yet it does.  You see someone you dislike and your defenses rise up like a rocket.  You can feel your muscles tense, your jaw tighten and words that want to erupt from your throat.  … Continue reading

Filling in your own blanks

NASA Ames Research Center reported that 70% of all ASRS reports were because of communication errors, and expectation error was the highest single cause.  Expectation error – the hearing or seeing what you have heard or seen in the past … Continue reading

Assumptions and interpretations

If you believe the research that your eyes sends bits and pieces of information about your environment to your brain and that this information what you believe is true based on your past emotional experiences.  Are you seeing and interpreting … Continue reading

AA: Autism and the Amygdala

Interesting discovery …. that autism is tied to a specific part of the brain.  And children are not necessarily born with autism. The part of the brain, the amygdala — that houses your “fight or flight” syndrome is the key. … Continue reading

Emotional School? No Way!

I was waiting to be seated at a restaurant when I overheard this conversation between a consultant [c] and a client or prospect [cp] .. I couldn’t tell which. C:  The people you are talking with that you want to … Continue reading

Your Body is ‘Leaking’

I was watching The O’Reilly Factor and caught the segment Body Language featuring Tonya Reiman, author of “The Power of Body Language”. Every Monday evening, Bill O’Reilly has Ms. Reiman on and shows newsclips of well-known people and discusses their … Continue reading