I like to define emotional intelligence as a person’s ability to recognize, understand, and manage their emotions and the emotions of others. Psychologist believe that emotional intelligence is a learned behavior. I regularly seek out interesting articles related to emotional intelligence as developing it is a critical part of pursuing most goals. With this in […]
Today I came across a thought provoking article on the Fatherly blog. The title of the article is Poor Self-Esteem Runs in the Family. Here’s How to Break the Cycle. The article provides several good insights, but one in particular caught my eye. Self-esteem, therefore, isn’t built on praise in itself, but the right kind […]
Yesterday I received overwhelmingly positive feedback on my post about the four common emotional triggers in young athletes. The number of people who reached out to me about this article took me by surprise. Most of the feedback was to say how they could relate to dealing with those emotional triggers and to thank me […]