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When Setting New Year’s Resolutions: Remember your WHY

by Michele Reid, MS | Jan 9, 2024 | Coach Yourself to Excellence, Emotional Intelligence, Lead Yourself to Excellence, Social Responsibility

By now you have probably already made your New Year’s resolutions. Most of us focus on what we want to start doing or what we want to stop doing. We may even do well by creating a schedule or new system in order to achieve this new goal. However, most of us...

What is EQ

by Michele Reid, MS | Oct 21, 2023 | Assertiveness, Decision Making, Emotional Expression, Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Self-Awareness, Empathy, Flexibility, Interpersonal, Social Responsibility, Uncategorized

Many of you that I have worked with me before know that my favorite Emotional Intelligence assessment is the EQ-i 2.0. But first…. what is EQ? In short, Emotional Intelligence is understanding your own emotions and what you’re experiencing at that time. Being...

The Helper’s High: Health benefits of giving and volunteering

by Michele Reid, MS | Jun 10, 2023 | Coach Yourself to Excellence, Conflict Resolution, DiSC, Emotional Intelligence, Lead Yourself to Excellence, MBTI, Mindfulness, Peak Performance, Personality Type, Relationships, Social Responsibility

Giving to others – it’s not just good for the receiver. It’s also good for the giver. Giving can stimulate your brain’s mesolimbic pathway, or reward center while releasing endorphins. This can lead to a “helper’s high” that boosts self-esteem,...

The Impact of Play on Our Mental Health

by Michele Reid, MS | May 16, 2023 | Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Self-Awareness, Uncategorized

Playtime? Seriously, for adults? Isn’t that being lazy? Isn’t that for the retired or for kids? Studies show that having regular segments of playtime can have a strong positive contribution to our mental health. Especially, nonconstructive playtime. What is meant by...

Creating A Relaxed State Of Being For Yourself And Others

by Michele Reid, MS | Mar 16, 2023 | Emotional Intelligence, Mindfulness, Peak Performance, Relationships, Relaxation, Self-Expression, Self-Regard, Seminar, Social Responsibility, Stress Management, Stress Management, Stress Tolerance, Workshops

Watch this video of my horse relaxing his head when I use a relaxation technique of deep cleansing exhalation. A horse will lower their head when they feel relaxed. Was I successful? Many of you that follow me know that one of the ways I “fill my soul” is...

What’s the best personality type match for my romantic relationship?

by Michele Reid, MS | Feb 1, 2023 | Coach Yourself to Excellence, Conflict Management, Conflict Resolution, DiSC, Emotional Intelligence, ESFP, ESTJ, Lead Yourself to Excellence, MBTI, Personality Type, Relationships, Self-Expression, Self-Perception, Seminar, Workshops

With Valentine’s day approaching, I thought it would be timely to revisit Personality Types as they relate to relationships. The most common question I have received in all the years doing workshops and coaching on Personality Type and Emotional Intelligence in the...

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