by Melissa Thornley | Jul 13, 2021
When’s the last time you craved approval? I’m not referring to an official type of approval, like from a bank for your mortgage, or from a client for your project to move forward. I’m talking about someone else seeing you and giving you that ‘ya done good, kid’ pat on...
by Melissa Thornley | Mar 5, 2021
On a scale of 1 to 10, how much do you trust yourself? Don’t think too hard about it. What’s your first response? Write it down somewhere. Typically when we think about trust, we think about trusting people outside of ourselves. We strive to build trust with our...
by Melissa Thornley | Feb 25, 2021
Today I drove through a toll gate barrier. Yup. The Mazdarati busted right through it. Nope, I wasn’t on the run from the law. Exiting 94 in Indiana, I just didn’t see it. The sun glared blending the barrier right into the highway. My foot came off the gas just enough...
by Melissa Thornley | Feb 12, 2021
It was my pleasure to be featured in Authority Magazine for their series on Emotional Intelligence: What it Is; Why it is so Essential; How We Can Increase it. Here are five tips I share on growing your Emotional Intelligence: Hit the pause button. Stop before you...
by Melissa Thornley | May 1, 2020
This is the last in a series of five blog posts on the key components of Emotional Intelligence: Self Perception, Self Expression, Interpersonal Relationships, Decision Making and Stress Management. In our last blog post, we spoke about Decision Making. Today we’re...
by Melissa Thornley | Apr 28, 2020
If we want results, we need space. Space to think. Space to work. Space to dream. Space to create. So what do we do now? How do we cope when everything happens in the same space all of the time? Here’s how I’ve been doing it in my space: Most...
