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...

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 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...

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...

Caution: Holidays Approaching!

If you spend any time at Target, Home Depot, or any other chain retailers, you'd be forgiven for thinking the holiday season started back...

Focus and Zoom

Think of our attention and focus like the lens of a camera, we are able to zoom in to take a closer look at the detail of particular area...

The Day that Changed Everything

This article marked the unofficial 1 year anniversary of when Covid became part of our daily vocabulary and changed the game on how we...

Endurance Mindset

Take a page out of the athletes playbook and get focused on being in present in the present instead of distracted by thoughts of the...

Becoming Your Ultimate Self

This is the kick-off article to the Bar Talk column in Saucon Source and gives an overview of the BAR40 methodology and it’s application...