Mar 152009
Working with Emma (my daughter, now 9) – she’s cutting out cupcakes for her science fair poster and cuts too much off: “I wish there were a control-z for real life.”
I so agree! Think of all those “emotional intelligence train wrecks” we could correct with a quick “control-z” — remove foot from mouth… ah the relief!
In the meantime I guess we’ll have to settle for better Consequential Thinking – the capacity to assess and manage the emotional impact of our decisions. Yes it’s learnable – harder than pushing a button though.
Joshua Freedman
Part of the Six Seconds' founding team, Josh is one of the world leading experts on emotions, change, and performance. One of a handful of people with proven experience creating organizational performance through EQ, Freedman leads a world-wide network of EQ change agents. (sd)
Much much harder than pushing a button! Thanks for the smile today. Such wisdom in children.