by Tom Searcy | Mar 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
Today we have a health crisis, COVID-19, and it requires our full attention for our safety and that of our family, friends and community. Yet, this crisis will be resolved relatively soon, probably within months, and our lives will return to normal. Ebola,...
by Tom Searcy | Mar 25, 2020 | Kindness
During this current time of challenge we are hearing from many sources how to take care of ourselves most effectively: Stay home as much as possible and avoid close contact with others as much as possible, wash our hands frequently and avoid touching our face, etc....
by Tom Searcy | Mar 20, 2020 | Happiness, Self Awareness, Self-awareness, Uncategorized
If you ever want to gain clarity about your basic nature, why you are effective at times, and why you aren’t at other times, begin paying close attention to your behaviors. Our behaviors are the outward expression of our inner emotional and mental landscape. Research...
by Tom Searcy | Mar 18, 2020 | Courtesy
There is nothing to cheer about from the COVID-19 crisis now striking world-wide, and increasing its march across the United States. We have many questions, and very few answers. Seldom have we experienced such wide-spread disruption in our lives. There is some...
by Tom Searcy | Feb 21, 2020 | Self Awareness, Self-awareness, Success
Until quite recently, defining self-awareness, a primary pillar of emotional intelligence, was much easier than gathering the resources to develop self-awareness. Being self-aware means a person in cognizant of his inner emotional landscape, including their beliefs,...
by Tom Searcy | Feb 11, 2020 | Happiness, Uncategorized
When I was a young adult about to begin my career, I heard and read with some frequency truly wise women and men proclaiming that the key to happiness and a truly deep fulfillment was to “know yourself”. I was intrigued by the concept but didn’t really understand what...
by Tom Searcy | Dec 20, 2019 | Happiness, Uncategorized
We hear all the time that having a positive attitude is “better” than a negative attitude. Whether we get the message from our religious affiliations, schools, self-help resources or therapists, this message often comes across as “you should” express these...
by Tom Searcy | Dec 6, 2019 | Emotional Intellegence, Self Awareness, Self-awareness
There has long been an argument raging about the importance of I.Q. vs E.Q. It isn’t surprising that those who most value rational thought, logic and solid technical skills are most impressed with I.Q. Those who value intuition, relationship and people skills are...
by Tom Searcy | Nov 20, 2019 | Anxiety, Happiness, Stress
We are now in the last few months of 2019, and soon we will be seeing Christmas decorations and hearing Christmas carols in stores. While ringing cash registers are what make store owners jolly over the Holiday Season, for the vast majority of us, Thanksgiving...
by Tom Searcy | Nov 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
This article, like all our articles, is written with the hopes that it is motivating, informative and perhaps, inspiring. The root of the word “inspire” means “to be of spirit”, which denotes a resourcefulness emanating from and to the very highest levels of our...
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