Teachers need to be comfortable talking about feelings.

But once you are in that field, emotional intelligence emerges as a much stronger predictor of who will be most successful, because it is how we handle ourselves in our relationships that determines how well we do once we are in a given job.

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

CEOs are hired for their intellect and business expertise - and fired for a lack of emotional intelligence.

Although traditional incentives such as bonuses or recognition can prod people to better performance, no external motivators can get people to perform at their absolute best. . . .Wherever people gravitate within their work roles, indicates where their real pleasure lies—and that pleasure is itself motivating.

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

When the darkness is seen as a necessary prelude to the creative light, one is less likely to ascribe frustration to personal inadequacy or label it as bad.