The world is full of people wanting you to do this or that, buy this or that, join this or that. Keeping focused on what matters is difficult. Think for a minute about what matters most to you. Make a list. Here’s mine in order: My family, my friends, the children of the world, working for …
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Emotional Fitness Training® is about thinking logically. Doing so improves your emotional intelligence. The more you can spot logical fallacies, the stronger your critical thinking skills. This post focuses on the fallacy of attacking the person instead of the argument. The Media uses ad hominem attacks to awaken your urge to buy things. How? One way …
When you cannot laugh, depression lurks; but is it depression or a reaction to pains all face at one time or another. Although inspired by my tendency at times to be or be seen as a Cranky Old One (COO) or a Weary Old One (WOO), no matter what a person’s age, stress, …
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Truth is in the eyes and brains of the believer. When trouble brews ask “What if I am wrong?” Or “What if they are right?” or “What if we are both right or both wrong?” The two words “What if” jump start Emotional Intelligence. The stronger we believe we know the truth, the more we cling …
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