Leading Essentially » Emotional intelligence

The COVID-10 pandemic has made 2020 a unique year with new challenges for everyone. In my coaching practice, a common topic of discussion with my clients has been the forced reality of working fr...

https://leadingessentially.com/2021/01/31/self-management-critical-skills-for-unusual-times/

I was listening to some comfort music the other day.  The Beatles 1 album. The song “Hello, Goodbye” came on and inserted itself into my prevailing mood, which was a gentle feeling of pendin...

https://leadingessentially.com/2017/11/14/you-say-goodbye-and-i-say-hello/

I had a great new experience last week.  I sat down with a friend to record my first ever podcast.  Justin Bergeron is a professional coach and a savvy social media sort of guy.  He’s launch...

https://leadingessentially.com/2016/11/27/the-art-of-being-in-control-or-not/

This weekend has been long-awaited by me.  The author of one of my favorite blogs (let’s call her LE) who also happens to be a coaching client has arrived in Calgary from her home overseas. �...

https://leadingessentially.com/2016/09/11/stranger-in-the-house-and-other-unfounded-fears/

The role of a coach is to help clients bring clarity to their plans and lives, and a big part of that is helping to build self-awareness. It is a fundamental belief of mine that a coach cannot do...

https://leadingessentially.com/2016/08/18/darwin-and-me-3-steps-for-managing-the-consequences-of-evolution/

When you look away from a homeless person, you diminish their humanity … and your own. I came across this impactful quote from Rev. Murray Powell in my reading recently. In fact I’ve been t...

https://leadingessentially.com/2016/07/03/three-ways-to-create-stronger-connections/

There is an interesting short series on Netflix called “Cooked”.  It is a four episode look at the history of human cooking, and in particular the impact of the hectic pace of our society ...

https://leadingessentially.com/2016/05/30/keeping-things-simple-4-thoughts-for-navigating-the-every-day-path/

Sometime in the ‘90’s there was a self-help book that may be familiar to many of you –  Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff by Richard Carlson. I have to admit I never read it, but I feel like I...

https://leadingessentially.com/2016/04/12/why-do-we-sweat-the-small-stuff/

There have been a few times over the past few weeks that I’ve experienced thoughts or conversations that, in essence, revolved around the thought “gee I wish my relationship with could be di...

https://leadingessentially.com/2016/01/20/do-you-own-your-relationships-or-do-they-own-you/

Well here we are at the beginning of a new year!  Are you a New Year’s Resolutions adherent?  Are you still looking for something meaningful for this year’s resolution(s)? I’d like to pro...

https://leadingessentially.com/2016/01/04/5-new-years-resolutions-that-will-improve-your-eq/