Bar Talk

Making a Case for Monotasking

Let’s think about the concept of productivity. A straightforward definition could be that it is the effectiveness of our efforts as...

Think Small: The Power of Micro-habits

Think big! We’ve all heard that one before, right? While those two words may be meant to inspire someone, the reality of creating...

Surgeon General Warning: Social Media

Regular readers of Bar Talk will no doubt be familiar with my long-held position that, as a big-picture headline, social media is doing...

More ZZZ's Please

Let’s start with a bit of theater of the mind. Imagine sitting on the couch or in your favorite place to watch Sunday evening TV. A...

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...