Approval Seeking: Why We Do It & And How To Let it Go

Approval Seeking: Why We Do It & And How To Let it Go

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...
Just Change Gears

Just Change Gears

When people ask me how I’m doing lately, my response is: “I’m changing gears.” With life opening up at what feels like an exponential rate, some days I’m barely keeping up. It feels like the time I learned how to drive stick on the...
A Short Lesson on Barriers

A Short Lesson on Barriers

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...
Self Perception through the Rearview of a Delorean

Self Perception through the Rearview of a Delorean

This is the first 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. Let’s jump right into the first building block of emotional...