Remember the lazy days, when living was easy? The summer is in full swing along with heat and humidity and the pursuit of even more happiness. With the 4th of July in the very recent past, today is a good time to Stop, Think about your summer needs, wants and must haves, Assess the effects […]
2013 – The Year for Behavioral Intelligence™
January 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The New Year is well underway and often intentions to Do What’s Right are fading fast. What if you take this moment to Stop (just interrupt your thinking and doing right now) and Think ( better yet write your thoughts and sketch your vision) of what you want the end of the year to look […]
I Love This Ball – Embracing My Nemesis
November 2, 2012 by 1 Comment
I love this ball – but it wasn’t love at first sight. In fact, this ball and I have had a difficult relationship. Matt Gagliano is a skilled personal trainer who keeps me moving toward improved flexibility and strength – both important for my physical and mental well being. During our training I learn a […]
Rescheduled Mental Toughness Webinar: Behavioral Intelligence™ at Work
October 31, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Due to Sandy, the Mental Toughness Web-inar originally planned for 10/30 has been rescheduled to 11/8/12 at 11 am EST. Information and Registration below. On Monday Sandy’s strong winds blew and gusted and the rains came in torrents and then when darkness fell I watched as the water escaped the river bank, came across the […]
Behavioral Intelligence™ Mental Toughness Webinar – 10/30/12
October 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Whether it is the US Team in the Ryder Cup 2012 or the St. Louis Cardinals in the post-season playoffs, the highs and lows of the Mind at Work and Mental Toughness are present and in the news. For all the discussion about Mental Toughness, what is it? How are Mental Toughness and Behavioral Intelligence™ […]
Stop Bullying, Start Kindness – The Book
August 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Stop Bullying, Start Kindness – The Basics is a primer on bullying and an introduction to creating Cultures of Kindness™, Behavioral Intelligence™ (Doing What’s Right to Get the Right Things Done) and STARR© the process for sustainable personal and cultural change. Schools are opening across the country so the timing for publication has worked out […]
More “Stop Bullying, Start Kindness”
April 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
It is now April 2012, I’m rewriting the Stop Bullying Now booklet originally published with my colleague Ray Edler in 2005. In updating the information, I’m aware of 2 primary changes. First, cyber-bullying in more accessible and frequent and second, the outcomes of bullying such as public humiliation and death have increased. What has not […]
Stop Bullying – Start Kindness
April 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Bullying is now in the spotlight as it hasn’t been before and it is my hope that the present initiatives will provide protection and empowerment for everyone involved. Several years ago two colleagues and I delivered seminars and program development with educators in the Northeast to introduce them to bullying and what to do about […]
A Monday at 9 STARR©
March 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Monday morning – 9am – what was I thinking. Well, in fact, I didn’t think it through. I just wanted to have my tooth repaired and be done with it. But… new dentist, strange city, a few experiences with the office that boosted my worry factor, a long history of painful dentistry and I had […]
Behaviorial Intelligence™ Defined
March 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Raise your hand if you have heard of Emotional Intelligence or the Emotional Quotient. If you were in an auditorium of people involved with business at least 80% of the hands would go up. If you could hear the Emotional Intelligence fans rave, there would be cheers. Next question: Raise your hand if you have […]
