by Harriet Cohen | Oct 1, 2024 | accountability, EQ, Professional development
What if? Suppose I fail? Will they leave me? Does your imagination create scenarios that scare you?Why do we do that? Do we think if we imagine the worst the reality might not be so bad? The thrill of being scared taps into our basic human psychology and evolutionary...
by Harriet Cohen | Jan 16, 2024 | EQ, Inspiration, recognition, self actualization
In business we make sure we have a clear mission, a purpose, a raison d’etra, When was the last time you looked at your value that you bring to others? I remember clients asking me how I knew the right phrases to use in certain situations, or how I could...
by Harriet Cohen | Nov 20, 2023 | EQ, Inspiration, self actualization
When people thank you or tell you what a great job you did or when vendors tell you how grateful they are for your loyalty do you believe them? why or why not? Sometimes people thank you but their actions don’t reinforce that What actions can you take all year...
by Harriet Cohen | Jun 20, 2023 | change, EQ, Inspiration, Professional development, social responsibility
Why are we afraid to make others feel heard and understood, to have the important conversations, to express opinions? How does that affect trust? Why are people afraid to address the elephant in the room? The feeling of trust and cooperation where does it come from? ...
by Harriet Cohen | Sep 21, 2022 | accountability, business tools, EQ, Inspiration, Leadership, New work conditions, Professional development
No I am not Charles Dickens and this isn’t the 19th century, but isn’t this what we all have when we hire people, start a business, apply for a job or get a promotion? We all have hopes and dreams about how things need to work and sadly we leave off one...
by Harriet Cohen | Aug 18, 2022 | accountability, change, EQ, Harriet Cohen, Professional development, self actualization, social responsibility
I read this great quote from Peter Shankman. Stop trying to speak butterfly to caterpillar people. Not everyone is ready for your special kind of magic, and that’s OK. One of the hardest lessons to learn is that some people will never be ready for your kind of...
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