And they flow most strongly from the most powerful person in a group outward.  This gives leaders a great tool, and a great responsibility.  A leader needs to manage her own emotional state well, so she can impact others in the direction of well being." - Daniel Goleman, PhD, author of Emotional Intelligence and numerous other excellent books.

This pertains to anyone who is a leader of a group, whether it be a parent, a teacher, an organizer of volunteers, you name it.  And my "RESILIENT-YOU" audio program provides you with a means for successfully managing your emotional state.

Although Goleman explains in a somewhat different way what I do, it is completely resonant with "RESILIENT-YOU".  I find it's always good for me to encounter the same helpful ideas in a fresh way.  Therefore, reading his entire short "LinkedIn" article "Emotional Wellness At Work = Healthy Bottom Lines", by clicking here, is highly recommended.  As already mentioned, it's directly relevant to leaders in all kinds of settings, including at home.

This is one of the most useful concepts I learned from Nancy Napier, LMFT while studying Somatic Experiencing(TM).  The metaphor refers to the choices we can make when the fire of a fight or flight response gets ignited in our nervous system.  We can feed the fire by adding logs of agitation.  Or we can dampen the fire by choosing to not engage in inflammatory activities as well as resourcing ourselves a la the "Resilient-You" audio program.  Years later, I consciously choose on a regular basis to "not add logs to the fire", and teach my clients to do the same.

For me this means that when I'm feeling vulnerable, I intentionally avoid certain activities and people that tend to agitate me.  For example, something I did during the Boston Marathon bomber aftermath to help my nervous system stay regulated, was I avoided TV coverage and only followed the news through written journalism, the radio or what someone told me.  That way I could stay informed and compassionately involved, but not dysregulated by fearful dramatic TV reporting.

Click here so you too can learn more about this from Nancy.  She further illustrates "not adding logs to the fire" through a shared personal experience and includes an extremely helpful "experiment in conscious living" for you to explore.

By friend & colleague Linda Graham, this is the absolutely perfect companion book to the "Resilient-You" Audio Program.  Click here to go to the Amazon link, where you'll find my "Customer Review".

Perhaps you'd like to take a minute or two to connect with the energy of Spring by clicking on this link: http://www.panhala.net/Archive/The_Spring.html  Notice what happens in your body as you look at the photo and read the poem.