Emotional Regulation
What are the skills of Courageous Conversations? Emotional regulation is a most helpful skill for courageous conversations. Emotions will [...]
What I learnt from an Ex-Gangster about Emotions
I had tears in my eyes as he said "I’d tell him to learn more about emotions". I [...]
Mastering emotions with these 3 things
Emotions are a critical part of being human. And they are just emotions. They are important signals that [...]
The Gift and Power of Emotional Courage
Psychologist Susan David shares how being courageous with our emotions is not only powerful, but a gift of [...]
A Case Statement: Highly Emotional Personal Assistant
A Case Statement for how the [be brave] Coaching Programme will help Personal Assistants to Shine: The stress is [...]
Alanis Morissette on Emotions
"Having left the border of South Africa and entered Botswana, we drove along the pothole-ridden road towards our [...]
People who inspire me
Sometimes life introduces us to amazing people, and their work or message touches us deeply. I experienced this with hearing of Karina Anderson’s work, and then interviewing her about the SmilingOne’s NPO initiative ‘The SmilingOne Foundation’ and the SmilingOne Change Agents. And then I had a conversation with one of those SmilingOne Change Agents, Franklin Esau, who turned his life around from one of crime, to a life of understanding and kindness, and a significantly positive contribution to society. Karina’s work is about inspiring personal value-based leadership, mainly in prisons. […]
Case Study of our Live Coaching Programme
M.R. is a Sales Manager for a large organization, and is a mother of three, studying for her MBA and driven to advance her career towards becoming COO. Yet she knew that she would need to grow in a few areas and develop her communication skills to achieve her ultimate goals. She experienced a fear of confrontation, and so steered away from asserting herself or speaking up, and found that others walked over her and she battled to get her team’s buy-in and get them on board to her sales strategy. […]
Why is Happiness so Elusive? A Perspective
Happiness is that “feeling good” feeling, that lightness and joy that we feel when things are going the [...]
Three facts about emotions
Sometimes it can feel like our emotions control our lives. Here are three facts about emotions to help you manage them more effectively, and so lead a more powerful life. […]