by Evan Dwan | Jul 13, 2018 | News |
Genesis tells the story of Jacob wrestling with an angel: One night, in the dark, Jacob was pinned to the ground by an assailant. Struggle as he might, he couldn’t escape, his attacker was too strong. All night the two rolled around the ground wrestling with each...
by Evan Dwan | Feb 9, 2018 | News |
One of the most fundamental skills we can develop in life is the ability to use our minds wisely and effectively. Thought is a tool, an instrument, that has evolved to help us manage, survive, and thrive in our environment. The ability to think, to reason, to...
by Evan Dwan | Jan 4, 2018 | News |
Renowned neuroscientist, Richard Davidson, in his book, The emotional life of your brain, claims that there are six dimensions that determine our emotional style. According to Davidson, the six dimensions “arose from systematic studies of the neural basis of emotion”....
by Evan Dwan | Dec 11, 2017 | News |
In their book, Emotional intelligence 2.0, Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves outline the four skills that constitute emotional intelligence. The first two relate to personal competence and the second two relate to social competence. 1) Self-awareness Self-awareness is...
by Evan Dwan | Dec 1, 2017 | News |
Why is it that some people flourish under fire, remain positive in the face of adversity, grow and become stronger through difficulties? In her book Mindset: The new psychology of success, Stanford University psychologist, Carol Dweck, argues that how we deal with the...
