Leaders have to use their brains a lot– but you know what else they need to use? Their ears! A leader must know how to listen. When a leader listens, they have their ears…OPEN… their eyes…OPEN and their mouth…CLOSED when someone else is talking. (Repeat)….
In your own words, what is a leader? A leader is someone who knows what s/ he wants, makes good choices, and sets important goals. A leader is also someone that other people choose to follow. John Maxwell, a leadership expert, expressed it this way;…
When our emotions– like anger, frustration, overwhelm and fear– get intense, we tend to lose our composure. That’s normal. We are human! The key is being able to return to a sense of calm when we lose our composure. We lose our composure when the…
Now that we know what it looks like and feels like to be angry, scared, anxious or overwhelmed, let’s talk about what we can do in order to USE the Thinker (cortex) and CALM the Caveman (amygdala) in our brains. Interestingly, the best way to…