Fight or Flow Part Two: “Water Is Stronger”
This second half of “Fight or Flow” explores the alternative to the kinds of “hitting back first” reactions discussed in part one. To constructively engage with emotions requires reframing the way we...
View ArticleFinding Peace Amidst Holiday Stress
Finding Peace Amidst Holiday Stress – Tips for an “Emotionally Intelligent” Holiday “Maybe we don’t have a choice between “the way it is” and “the way I dream it,” but in between there are countless...
View ArticleListen or Tell – Reducing Family Conflict
[First published Nov 11, 2003] Lately life has been somewhat tempestuous at home. Emma’s 4-1/2-year-old priorities conflict with Max’s 2-1/2-year-old priorities — add two work-a-holic parents and...
View ArticleFight or Flow in Avatar
One of the fundamental choices we each make in each moment is to live in that state of fight or in the state of flow. As I’ve written before (in this article and in At the Heart of Leadership): FIGHT...
View ArticleBehind the Veil
In 2005 I was Chairman of the first Emotional and Spiritual Intelligence Conference in the Middle East, a three-day program in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. I wrote this article on the last day of...
View ArticleThree Tools for (Workplace) Communication
Communication in the workplace is a constant challenge. The pressures to perform and the chaos of constant change often create an environment which makes a “meeting of the minds” seem like an oxymoron....
View ArticleMy Invisible Emotional Raincoat
How many times have you had to deal with the negativity of others this week? Today? We know that anger and stress are all around us from the frustrated car driver waiting for the pedestrian to cross...
View ArticleThank you Betrayal…my gift, my teacher
Betrayal is a strong feeling that can be difficult to process. Why? Because the trauma of the betrayal creates fear, shame, secrets, and intensity. These feelings may even mix with love and longing...
View ArticleSolving the Biggest Problems: Daniel Shapiro on Emotional Intelligence and...
Imagine you’re handling the biggest negotiation of your life – say, peace in the Middle East. You need to leave emotions out of it, right? “You can’t,” says Daniel Shapiro. As Founder and Director...
View ArticleHow To Get Agreement
Recent meeting… opposing views… EQ trainwreck. As I watched, I just kept thinking: It would be so easy to get agreement if these people used just a scrap of emotional intelligence. So, in 3 simple...
View ArticleThe Myth of Winning
Here's why we make the boss, a colleague, a customer, spouses and lovers, and even our children into enemies -- and a better way. It starts with our brains, and being addicted to the pleasure of...
View ArticleEmotions and Climate Change
A Commonwealth Club of California Conversation Last year, Six Seconds’ CEO Josh Freedman joined a distinguished panel of guests for an hour-long conversation about how emotional intelligence...
View ArticleEQ Stories: Can Emotional Intelligence Turn Troubled Kids into Mentors?
EQ Stories Lori Madrid: Helping Students the Six Seconds’ Way Can social emotional learning break the bullying cycle? Can EQ Change Math Scores? What’s the connection between emotions and fractions?...
View ArticleReacting to Feelings – Excerpt from Whole-Hearted Parenting
To build more joy, peace and connection with our children, emotional intelligence helps us tune into our feelings and reactions. We all learn ways of reacting – as we become more skilled in noticing...
View ArticleParents, Want Less Conflict with Your Kids? Try Empathy
You've told your kid "a million times" and frustration is rising. What if there was another way to see the situation? Here's a 90-second tip for parents to use empathy to diffuse conflict and...
View ArticleStronger Parent Child Connections with Emotional Intelligence
In these days where kids are ‘always’ on their cell phones, and parents are filled with anxiety about their children’s wellbeing – how can we foster strong, supportive connections? It starts with...
View ArticleWorld Refugee Day: We All Need Refuge
In honor of #WorldRefugeeDay, Seeking Refuge is a way to practice emotional intelligence and increase empathy in a world struggling with isolation and conflict. #WeMeSyria #SeekingRefuge #StartEmpathy...
View ArticleSeeking Refuge Inspires MA High Schoolers
Seeking Refuge Workshops Inspire Compassion and Connection Seeking Refuge is a worldwide dialog about what it means to seek and give refuge in our times. As the projects gets underway around the world,...
View ArticleSeeking Refuge Reaches Global Audience
Seeking Refuge Promotes Empathy Worldwide The United Nations has declared June 20th World Refuge Day and in response to the worldwide refuge crisis, Six Seconds sponsored a series of...
View ArticleMediation and Conflict Resolution Embraces Emotional Intelligence
The field of mediation has begun to use Emotional Intelligence training for lawyers doing conflict resolution, negotiation, and mediation. It seems like a natural fit; mediation and emotional...
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