Well, any effort to maximize your potential and ability is a good thing.

I don't think focus is in itself ever a bad thing. But focus of the wrong kind, or managed poorly, can be.

There is zero correlation between IQ and emotional empathy... They're controlled by different parts of the brain.

....goal directed self-imposed delay of gratification is perhaps the essence of emotional self-regulation: the ability to deny impulse in the service of a goal, whether it be building a business, solving an algebraic equation, or pursuing the Stanley Cup.

Making choices that improve things for all of us on the planet is an act of compassion, a simple act we can do any time we go shopping.

However, I began meditating at about that time and have continued on and off over the years.

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.