Emotional Intelligence for Critical Thinkers
A boring conversation can make you fall asleep. Some people seem not to be concerned if you care about what they’re saying. They’ll just talk and tell stories while you sit there, hoping that the fire alarm goes off to save you.
Or, is it you I’m talking about?
Romantic relationships can create some of the most complex emotional challenges in your life. From heartful to heartache, from elated to deflated, relationships bring us through a roller coaster of emotions until we are either fulfilled or completely drained.
It doesn’t have to be that way. Sometimes the right tools and the right mindset can create relationships that don’t have to be so difficult. In fact, they can be wonderful when you know how to deal with the challenges that show up.
What do you do when someone you care about tells you a secret that affects other people you care about? Do you follow your heart or your values? Does your moral compass activate and make you express the secret to those who should know?
A dilemma like this seems like it has no real good answer. But I’ll share what I went through and how I handled it.
There is a way to deal with mean family members. It may involve treating them like other people instead of family, which can help you disconnect from wanting to impress them or be loved by them.
This episode helps to prepare you to deal with the not-so-friendly relatives you may have no choice but do deal with.
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What are the steps you need to take to figure out the challenges that come into your life? Is there a process?
Would you know what questions to ask if someone you know shared that they were going through some challenges?
Join Matthew Bivens and I as we talk about our process of discovering issues and how to dig down through the layers.
