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A man with a net worth of $100 million doesn’t feel rich or happy — he lives with a sense of lack, because someone else is worth $200 million. A man who lands a job paying him 5,000 more than his last salary — when he’d hoped for just a 1,000 raise — feels rich, because he can now meet his wants as well as his needs, and still save …
Ever noticed the line moving up and down on a pulse rate monitor in a hospital? What does it tell you? And what about that same line going flat? A line moving up and down means there’s life — the person is alive, and it’s a relief to see it moving in waves. A flat line means death, and we fear seeing it. But do we really understand the message …
Does fear hold you back from making everyday decisions? Does fear keep you from taking action? Does fear affect your relationships and your experience of life? Does fear, in short, overpower and paralyse you? A common interpretation of FEAR is “False Evidence Appearing Real.” Do you agree, at least partly? Fear is an emotion, but it’s driven by the thoughts running through our heads. Have we ever really questioned those …
Conflict is inevitable — and managing it well is the key. Most people give themselves over to their conflicting emotions and thoughts, while a few learn to understand those emotions and thoughts intelligently enough to find a solution that works. That’s what it means to be emotionally intelligent. Whether or not you consider yourself emotionally intelligent, you can’t avoid conflict wherever you go. What matters is how you manage it. …
Is it easy to ask for help? Try it yourself and see how it feels. You may notice your self-image — who you think you are, and who you want others to think you are — gets in the way. And what happens is that you choose that unreal image over what life is actually asking of you, staying stuck or even getting worse: unhappy, longing, caught between who you …
