A Coach's Diary

“People who deserve success through hard work, merit, and personal responsibility are not quite sure they deserve it, and the people who don’t deserve it are often the people who are most sure that they do.” - Daniel Goleman  Do you ever suffer from imposter syndrome — the feeling your success isn’t earned and that you’ll be exposed as a fraud, even when you’re fully capable? Daniel Goleman is a psychologist best known for popularizing emotional intelligence. He once said, “People who deserve success through hard work, merit, and personal responsibility are not quite sure they deserve it, and the people who don’t deserve it are often most sure they do.” He said healthy people see both what they are good at and not good at, while the world mostly focuses on their strengths. You have full visibility; the rest of the world doesn’t. So, do the same. Recognize and improve weaknesses, but do more of what you do best — because that’s what the world wants from you. Question of the Day: Wh...

“There is perhaps no psychological skill more fundamental than resisting impulse.” - Daniel Goleman Do you know what might be a greater predictor of success than talent or intelligence? Emotional Intelligence - your ability to recognize and manage your emotions or the emotions of others. Think about it: How many times have you done or said something that you regretted later, or how many times have you regretted not doing or saying something? Those could be signs of a lack of emotional intelligence. Daniel Goleman wrote one of the most read books on emotional intelligence. He says we all have two minds: Our thinking mind and our feeling or emotional mind, and knowing when and how to use both are two of the keys to emotional intelligence. Goleman says there are four dimensions of emotional intelligence: 1 -Self-awareness: How well you recognize and understand your emotions. 2 - Self-Management: How well you manage your emotions. 3 - Social Awareness: How well you can recognize an...