Bar Talk

Don't Let Winter Freeze Your Goals!

Happy New Year! This being the first column of the year, I wanted to start by saying that I hope you enjoyed a very healthy and happy...

EQ:The Swiss Army Knife of Life-Part 6/Tying it All Together

Over the past five weeks we’ve covered a lot of Emotional Intelligence ground. If we look at the totality of EQ it’s easy to see how the...

EQ: The Swiss Army Knife of Life-Part 5/Relationship Management

In the past three weeks of the Emotional Intelligence series, we looked at Self-Awareness, Self-Management, and Social Awareness. In this...

EQ: The Swiss Army Knife of Life-Part 4/Social Awareness

In the last editions of this Emotional Intelligence (EQ) series, we looked at the two components of Personal Competencies: Self-Awareness...

EQ: The Swiss Army Knife of Life-Part 3/Self-Management

As discussed last week, using the foundational skills of self-awareness gives you greater insights into your strengths and weaknesses....

EQ: The Swiss Army Knife of Life-Part 2/Self-Awareness

Welcome to Part #2 in in this special six-part series of Bar Talk covering Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and ways you can put the...

EQ: The Swiss Army Knife of Life-Part 1/Introduction

Without any show of hands, if I were to ask if you were familiar with the term IQ, the answer would likely be yes. And if I were to ask...

Let's (not) Get This All Figured Out

Oftentimes the advice we start hearing at a young age is along the lines of "figure out what you're going to do with your life"....

Being Mindful of Mental Health

As you may know, May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This is not a new development; in fact, it's an annual designation although many...

Report Cards: Approved for All Ages!

Here are a couple of words that may conjure up some positive or negative memories depending on what your academic track record looked...