by loriroth | Feb 8, 2018 | Emotional Intelligence, self-awareness
Recently, I was teaching a class on emotional intelligence (EQ) and one of the participants asked if forgiveness was a part of EQ. I thought about the answer but, as an experienced facilitator, I did not give an answer. I instead asked, “What do you think?” This...
by loriroth | Aug 26, 2017 | coaching, self-awareness
Don’t you EVER think before you speak? All of my life my mother has always asked me this question. It was only after I took the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) training at OKA that I realized why I was programed to speak with out “thinking”....
by loriroth | Aug 7, 2017 | Emotional Intelligence, self-awareness
They say that what does not kill you makes you stronger. After time has passed, I am now inclined to agree. When my heart was broken years ago I felt so vulnerable. I was crying in the bathroom at work. Sobbing from a broken heart. It took me a few months to heal...
by loriroth | Jul 10, 2017 | Emotional Intelligence, self-awareness
In my last blog I told the story of my very strange and scary 4th of July experience. I was sitting on the beach with my boyfriend and my wine watching the sunset. I noticed a woman dressed in shorts and a bikini top. She had long brown hair that was loose down her...
by loriroth | Jul 5, 2017 | lifelong learning, self-awareness
I had no idea that ethics would play a part in my holiday. It was the 4th of July and I went to the beach to see the sunset – yes – and the fireworks; Little did I know that I would be tested with an ethical dilemma. My man and I took our beach chairs and...
by loriroth | Jun 21, 2017 | Abundance, Journaling, self-awareness
An affirmation? What is it? After watching the movie The Last Holiday with Queen Latifah and LL Cool J, I was taken with the idea of a book of Possibilities. Queen L’s character created a book of possibilities. It had pictures of what she wanted in her life....