Emotion Education: Fear

I’m going to start a short series on emotions, because in my day-to-day work, I find that most people, number one, don’t understand that all emotions are good, because they’re just trying to tell you that there’s something you need, or that you want, that you’re not getting. We’re going to start with the big […]

How Emotional Intelligence Strengthens Relationships

Have you ever noticed how some people seem to instantly connect with others? Their secret often lies in emotional intelligence.  This vital skill helps us understand, manage, and express our emotions while also recognizing and respecting the emotions of others. By fostering self-awareness, empathy, and effective communication, emotional intelligence paves the way for better interpersonal […]

Four Endowments

https://youtu.be/69zGkDxGVMw It’s time for your Thursday Thought of the week. Stephen Covey said,  “Every human has four endowments – self-awareness, conscience, independent will, and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom. The power to choose, to respond, to change.” The question I’d like you to ponder this weekend is, are you using these […]

Emotional Intelligence Matters in Uncertain Times

Uncertainty can feel like a storm we’re all trying to weather. From economic shifts to personal upheaval, navigating it requires more than just technical skills or book smarts. Emotional intelligence helps us manage challenges, build resilience, and strengthen relationships when the waters are rough. EI is your ability to recognize, understand, and manage both your […]

Freedom

https://youtu.be/DbUbT5G5_2o It’s time for your Thursday Thought of the week. Today’s thought on emotional intelligence comes from Nobel prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi. She said, “The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear.” Ponder that this weekend. Have a great one, Everybody! I’m Roberta Fernandez, Your Ability […]

Why You Should Join AHARA

The 4 minutes and 45 seconds you spend watching this video may change everything! It explains how you can revolutionize your personal and professional growth with AHARA.  This 12-week program, starting July 22nd, empowers you to revolutionize your thinking, empower your decision-making skills, develop your emotional intelligence, gain resilience and confidence, have transformational self-awareness, and […]

The Space Between

https://youtu.be/diEeHTKdGxE It’s time for your Thursday Thought of the week. Today’s quote is from Viktor Frankl. “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” Is your response thoughtful or given by default? Ponder that this weekend. […]

Knowing vs Thinking

The most important moments in your life are decided not by what you know but by how you think – Knowing enough to think you are right, but not enough to know you are wrong. Awareness of your thoughts and emotions is the first step in taking control of your behaviors.  Be empowered by your […]

Questioning

https://youtu.be/rjw3Kncb4y8 It’s time for your Thursday Thought of the week. Times of questioning are not moments of weakness, nor are they moments of failure. In truth, they are moments of clarity, when our quest for wholeness demands that we live a more conscious, more authentic life. Ponder that this weekend. Have a great one, Everybody! […]

Your GPS

I often talk about emotions being like your internal GPS, and what I mean by that is that it’s your internal sign that you’re not getting what you need or you want.   Today I’d like to do that and explain that in the way of a metaphor. So you know how you get in […]