emotional regulation
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IQ in Leadership: The Quiet Power Behind Loud Moments
Leadership is often measured in volume. Who speaks the strongest in the boardroom. Who posts the most confident quote. Who looks busiest, fastest, most unshakeable. Yet the real test of leadership does not happen in applause. It happens in pressure. A client threatens to walk. A senior hire resigns. A supplier fails. A family emergency…
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Love Without Attachment: The Valentine’s Day Lesson Nobody Teaches
Valentine’s Day has a talent for turning quiet love into loud expectations. Suddenly, romance becomes measurable. Did you plan enough? Did you post enough? Did you spend enough? Did you read their mind accurately enough to choose the “right” thing? And somewhere between the roses and the receipts, something more delicate gets trampled: the difference…
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Rage After Resilience: Why the Strongest People Break the Loudest
On paper, some of the clients I’ve sat across from seem unwavering. In the Rage After Resilience pattern, they oversee teams, homes, loans, ageing parents, and everyone’s emotions. They respond promptly, arrive early, smile courteously, and carry their lives like a well-balanced tray at a crowded wedding. The tray then falls one day. It can…
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The Game of Reactions: It’s Your Reactions That Define Your Day
I have coached people who earn seven figures and people who are rebuilding their lives from scratch. Strangely, the same small villain shows up in both stories: the game of reactions, where an unexamined reaction quietly takes the driver’s seat and starts steering the day. Not the event. Not the traffic. Not the colleague’s tone.…