Emotional Intelligence and the Autistic Spectrum Disorder
My eldest grandchild started school several weeks ago. For the past five years one question that keeps reoccurring in family discussion is whether the child is autistic. Given the number of articles in the various media outlets about autism it is not surprising that many parents are concerned about it. Recently a book review in The New Yorker, Seeing The Specturm discussed a new history of autism. According to the article autism was discovered separately during the Second World War by L.....
Read MoreThe Smiling Face of Anger: Emotional Intelligence in Action
One of my favourite parts of Inside Out is when Joy and Sadness are not at Headquarters leaving Disgust, Fear and Anger are at the control console. As Anger comes up with various ideas such as stealing the credit card of Riley’s mother, he puts on a wicked smile. Recently Inc published an interesting article about how Warriors Coach Steve Kerr Just Showed a Completely Different Side of Emotional Intelligence when during a match he disagreed angrily with a referee’s call and wh.....
Read MoreMindfulness and Emotional Intelligence
I have just returned from a three week trip to India, a country famous for its diversity of religions. One fact that did surprise me was that although Buddism started in India, and Ashoka, India’s first unifying emperor, heavily promoted the religion, it is now practised by only 1% of the population. We visited Sarnath, about 9km from Varanasi, where Budda preached his first sermon. The site was filled with Sri Lankan, Thai, Japanese and Korean Buddhist pilgrims but the saris were non-ex.....
Read MoreWorry is a wasted emotion
In my previous blog I discussed the emotional intelligence of Michael Cheika, Head Coach of the Australian Rugby team. However he is not alone in having high EQ, another is Steve Hansen, head coach of the New Zealand All-Blacks, probably the most successful sporting team in the world. There is a fascinating video of Steven Hansen when asked how he felt facing France in the semi-finals of the 2015 World Cup. Was he worried? (For those who are unfamiliar with Rugby World Cup {RWC} history, .....
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