In a recent article written by Debra J. VanderVoort, of the University of Hawaii, she states that research has demonstrated that an increase of intrapersonal intelligence impacts every aspect of your life and well as that of our society. She defines intrapersonal intelligence as “Awareness...
We live in a disconnected culture. People struggle to understand each other. They don’t seek to understand those who approach a problem or life differently. They push their preferred agenda. We feel better when we find others who think like us, so we prefer to...
The Enneagram has become popular in many Christian circles which has raised the question, “How does the Enneagram compare to the SDI 2.0?” Is it similar? Does it do the same thing? What is the difference between them? I get these questions so often that...
Many people find themselves being led by leaders motivated by Performance (RED). These leaders are motivated by achievement, accomplishments, advancement, and movement. They get frustrated by the status quo and often times get impatient with a lack of progress. If you find yourself on a...
Even if we feel gratitude in our hearts, we often fail to express it effectively...
Don’t assume we all make decisions in the same way, because we don’t. If you make this mistake, you will often find yourself frustrated that other people cannot come to agreement with you. You could make the perfect argument for your position and why a...
If you are like me, you sometimes get discouraged and are tempted to give up. Often the difference between failure and success is someone who comes along side of you and speaks a powerful word of encouragement. Those words delivered in the right way have...
Most people hate conflict and will do anything and everything to avoid it. But if you are like me, conflict finds you anyway. It happened to me yesterday and everything I knew about relational intelligence and conflict went out the window – until I remembered...
You know the person I am referring. They can be quite direct and in your face about what they want to see happen. They have a goal in mind, and nothing is going to stop them. They are a force to be reckoned with as...
Fear. We all have it – to some degree. It is part of being human. We have needs that when threatened, cause us to have an emotional response that is hard to control. The power of fear can linger in the background in the form...
