Attention is a little-noticed and underrated mental asset.

Our passions, when well exercised, have wisdom; they guide our thinking, our values, our survival.

The basic premise that children must learn about emotions is that all feelings are okay to have; however, only some reactions are okay.

If you are doing mindfulness meditation, you are doing it with your ability to attend to the moment.

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

The amygdala in the emotional center sees and hears everything that occurs to us instantaneously and is the trigger point for the fight or flight response.

Empathetic people are superb at recognizing and meeting the needs of clients, customers, or subordinates. They seem approachable, wanting to hear what people have to say. They listen carefully, picking up on what people are truly concerned about, and respond on the mark.