The Brain and Emotional Intelligence: New Insights
The Brain and Emotional Intelligence: New Insights is Daniel Goleman’s first digital only book written some 16 years after the ground-breaking Emotional Intelligence. It is short (only 56 pages) and Goleman explains why he wrote it. He wanted to make available a critical mass of new learning that does not have the full heft of a regular book. There is always the danger that such an approach may result in the publication of ‘facts’ that may later be disproved. On the other hand Go.....
Read MoreThe Mind and its Potential Conference Review (Part I)
Last week I spent 2.5 days along with at least 3,000 other participants at a conference titled "Mind and its Potential". Topping the list of speakers was the Dalai Lama but there were some other heavy hitters there including Dr. Martin Seligman, Paul Ekman, and the Baroness Susan Greenfield. Over the next couple of weeks I will provide some comments about the more interesting speakers. The Dalai Lama This was the first time I have ever seen him in person. We had to spend an hour going through .....
Read MoreChange Your Life by Changing Lanes
10 Items or Less is an independent film shot in 15 days starring Morgan Freeman and Paz Vega. I first saw it on a plane trip to Los Angeles; I was attracted admittedly by the chance of watching Paz Vega in action. To my astonishment as I watched the film I discovered it to be an excellent introduction to lifting your emotional intelligence. Paz plays Scarlett, who is a check-out chick in a dilapidated supermarket in an Hispanic suburb of Los Angeles. She is desperate to escape. Morgan Freeman p.....
Read MoreEmotional Intelligence What Makes Us Tick?
I have just finished reading Hugh Mackay's most recent book, What Makes Us Tick? after hearing him speak at the Sydney Institute. I must confess disappointment. According to MacKay there are ten basic desires within all of us that drive our non-rational behaviour. Those familiar with my work is will know that I favour seven as the maximum number in any list thanks to what is perhaps the most widely quoted paper in psychology Miller's, The magical number seven, plus or minus two: Some limits on o.....
Read MoreChris Golis - Author
"Put in a sales perspective, I loved your presentation! I got a lot from what you talked about and I will read your book."
Peter Morris, Executive Officer, Lomax Financial Group
Your presentation on 'Lifting your Level of Emotional Intelligence" to 10 CEOs scored an average 8.9 out of 10 for the topic and 8.5 for the presentation which is great. A couple of the attendees gave you a 10 out of 10, and the comments were:
- Great presentation. Very informative.
- Excellent presentation.
- made me think.
Christi Spring CEO Institute. - web www.ceo.com.au.