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Leading Kindness: When College Students Practice EQ in Service of Others, Their Own Emotional Intelligence Increases
80 college students received emotional intelligence training, then led a citywide kindness festival for 400 second-graders & 300 first-year university students. A controlled study measured what happened — for both the children and the leaders.
Turn Up Your Sparkle: How Authenticity Can Be Your Greatest Asset
Your authenticity, your sparkle, is not just who you are at your best — it’s also one of your greatest assets. Here’s how to use emotional intelligence to make your authentic sparkle shine.
Emotions Travel in Packs: What Your Feelings Are Really Trying to Tell You (The Emotion Constellation Map)
Your feelings travel in packs. Learn how the Emotion Constellation model reveals the hidden connections between feelings — and the deeper needs they share.
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Understanding Your Emotional Needs
When you’re facing an internal conflict, emotions can become confusing. Here’s how to “look beneath the surface” to discover the needs hiding behind your feelings.
Is Your Motivation Hiding? Shine a Light on It
What really fuels motivation? Recent neuroscience offers a suprising formula for fueling performance from the inside ou
Six Seconds 2025 Impact Report: Global reach, measurable outcomes and a growing movement for emotional intelligence
Six Second is the global nonprofit working to increase the world’s emotional intelligence. Here’s what we created together in 2025
Leading Change in Times of Uncertainty: Why Managing Transitions Matters More Than Strategy
Leading change in times of uncertainty requires more than strategy. Learn why emotional transitions, trust, and purpose drive sustainable change.
The Holidays Can Be Something We Make, Not Something We Survive
Discover how emotional intelligence can ease holiday stress, reshape old patterns, and help you create traditions that feel meaningful, supportive, and truly yours.
Emotion AI: A Leader’s Guide to Use Emotional Intelligence for Effective AI Adoption and Change Management
AI adoption challenges are emotional before they’re technical. Learn how fear, curiosity, and emotional intelligence shape whether AI succeeds in your workplace.
Requesting Trust: 5 Practical Steps to Repair and Increase Trust
Want to increase trust with someone? Try this challenging-but-rewarding framework for requesting trust.
Emotional Intelligence in Healthcare: A Quick Check-In Guide to Improve Patient Care and Reduce Burnout
Discover how emotional intelligence can help healthcare professionals reduce burnout, strengthen teamwork, and improve patient care.
From Challenges to Change: 3 Life Lessons I Learned from Unlocking EQ
Discover how the Unlocking EQ course helped transform challenges into growth, connection, and purposeful living through three powerful life lessons.
