Emotional self-control-- delaying gratification and stifling impulsiveness- underlies accomplishment of every sort

Empathy and social skills are social intelligence, the interpersonal part of emotional intelligence. That's why they look alike.

Mindful meditation has been discovered to foster the ability to inhibit those very quick emotional impulses.

When I went on to write my next book, Working With Emotional Intelligence, I wanted to make a business case that the best performers were those people strong in these skills.

True compassion means not only feeling another's pain but also being moved to help relieve it.

The human brain is by no means fully formed at birth. It continues to shape itself through life, with the most intense growth occurring during childhood.

Every morning, I go off to a small studio behind my house to write. I try to ignore all email and phone calls until lunchtime. Then I launch into the sometimes frantic busy-ness of a tightly scheduled day.