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My dream job is Wendy Rhoades from “Billions”

This scene of Wendy Rhoades as a high performance coach in the US TV show, “Billions,” sums up my dream job, only, naturally, without the hyperbolic storylines & extreme narcissism. Wendy is there to sort your head out so you can be the best you can be at work. She Read more…

By CaronMargarete, 2 months ago
Photo by Joshua Oluwagbemiga on Unsplash
Coaching Moment

I’m not being racist, but: How the word “but” negates positive intent in communication

I’m not being racist, but … I think you’re wonderful, but you can occasionally be needy. I’m grateful for all that you’re doing, but I’m wondering if you could do this part again? You don’t hear wonderful; you hear needy. You don’t think I’m grateful at all. You think that Read more…

By CaronMargarete, 2 monthsApril 12, 2023 ago
Emotional Intelligence

We all have Emotional Intelligence

Today, upon hearing about my work, a person commented, “Oh, my brother doesn’t have any emotional intelligence.” Ah, yeah. Nah. He does. It’s a myth that we either have or don’t have emotional intelligence. We all have emotional intelligence. EQ is a set of emotional and social skills that you Read more…

By CaronMargarete, 5 monthsJanuary 13, 2023 ago
Photo by Jane Almon on Unsplash
Coaching Moment

You’re dumb: EQ in action

He called you dumb if you believe the Influencer’s BS: “It’s not easy to make $10k a month online,” said one of my favourite BS-smashing Influencers, Luke Matthews. “Influencers are lying to you, and you are dumb for believing it…” He inspired me to think of a kind way to call Read more…

By CaronMargarete, 8 monthsOctober 15, 2022 ago
Coaching Moment

The responsibility in communication to be understood

In a conversation whose responsibility is it to be understood? The speaker, right? Yes, and, the listener is responsible too. As the speaker, you’re responsible for making sure you’re understood. As the listener, you have a responsibility to ask clarifying questions so you can better understand. And, as the speaker, Read more…

By CaronMargarete, 11 monthsJuly 12, 2022 ago
Emotional Intelligence

Dispelling the myth of empathy: A case study

Two different employers, same issue with employee’s pay. Two very different ways of handling it. The employee’s pay didn’t hit their accounts as scheduled. Employer A told the employee to check their account, stating it must be a problem with their bank because he was paid. After the employee did Read more…

By CaronMargarete, 12 monthsJune 30, 2022 ago
Coaching Moment

How completing puzzles helps your growth mindset

One of the only things we’re guaranteed is impermanence. We’re guaranteed that nothing will ever be the same, remain as it is and as we’d like it to be. Many people fear the idea of this. I love it. I love that we can’t rely on anything to remain the Read more…

By CaronMargarete, 1 yearDecember 28, 2021 ago
Emotional Health

A Tool to Rewire Your Brain: Anytime I, Experience

Anytime we look upon a magazine cover, – insert any advertising example – what we think and feel about ourselves is being controlled by the ideal this cover portrays. It isn’t ideal. Ever. Take back control of your mind with this tool that rewires your brain on a neurological, unconscious Read more…

By CaronMargarete, 2 yearsNovember 11, 2021 ago
Emotional Health

Use Perceptual Readiness to Create Powerful Goals

Goals are typically future-orientated, something to aspire and work towards. From the book, ‘Before You Know It: The Unconscious Reasons We Do What We Do,’ by John Bargh, I’m learning that we make micro-goals all the time. These micro-goals affect our present-time decision-making and impact future events without our conscious Read more…

By CaronMargarete, 2 yearsNovember 9, 2021 ago
Emotional Intelligence

Accountability in action

I have an accountability buddy who I speak to weekly for the development of my new Practical Emotional Intelligence course. Last night’s call, however, was less about the progress of our respective projects and more about the dramarama that is my employment status, which from one business consultant to another was Read more…

By CaronMargarete, 2 yearsOctober 28, 2021 ago

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