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Six Seconds

Mission:

To help all people learn to know themselves, choose themselves, and give themselves.


Vision:

To co-create an emotionally intelligent world. A world where people everywhere have the skills and commitment to make empathic and wise decisions -- to create peace and prosperity first in themselves, then with friends and relations, and finally between nations.


Values:

Six Seconds values and attempts to model: integrity; innovation; wisdom; compassion; hope; forgiveness.


Strategy:

Six Seconds works directly with schools, organizations, and businesses to bring emotional intelligence into practice. In addition, the organization researches, creates and distributes innovative tools for professionals facilitating change. These tools include assessments, training programs, and teaching tools. Finally, the organization supports a worldwide network of emotional intelligence change-agents.


History:

Six Seconds was established as a 501(c)3 not-for-profit California Corporation in 1997. The founding team was a group of educators who had just won their second Federal Blue Ribbon for excellence in education at the Nueva School -- created by Six Seconds' Chairman, Karen Stone McCown, in 1967.

In his 1995 bestselling book, Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman described the emotional intelligence curriculum at Nueva as one of two models for teaching these essential life skills. Six Seconds was established to publish that curriculum, adapt it to a wide variety of audiences, and promote the skills and concepts of emotional intelligence.

In the last eight years, Six Seconds has published ten books, numerous articles and training tools, and three statistically valid assessment tools. The organization established the world's premiere conference on emotional intelligence, NexusEQ; the fifth NexusEQ Conference was recently held in Holland for delegates from 37 nations.

Six Seconds has delivered in-depth certification training in its educational model to over 700 professionals from every continent, shared training and teaching tools with thousands of educators world-wide, helped design and implement emotional intelligence development programs for 15 schools, and shared emotional intelligence concepts and skills with over 3 million web visitors.

Recent clients includes Schlumberger, Pfizer, the US Navy and Marine Corps, Media General, Morgan Stanley, the Netherlands National Center for School Improvement, Killeen Independent School District, and Palo Alto Unified School District

Here is a group in a Six Seconds training - we are committed to hands-on, self-reflective, engaging, and inspiring learning:

With Six Seconds' support, members of the EQ network are bringing these life-changing tools to every sector of the economy. From assisting treatment centers help solvent-addicted teens return to health, to partnering with global corporations enhance people performance; from helping sex-trade workers off the street, to ending homelessness; from improving parenting to coaching individuals to improve their personal lives, Six Seconds' network represents the most wide-reaching and influential emotional intelligence education initiative in the world.

Six Seconds At a Glance

What? 501(c)3 not-for-profit helps people learn emotional intelligence.

Why? Emotional intelligence improves learning, relationships, health, and organizational success.

The skills include self-awareness, self-management, and self-direction.

How? Training and materials, world-wide network.

Your help is needed to:

Teach teachers to develop students' EQ - so they can be caring and effective citizens.

Raise public awareness: feelings matter, and all people can learn to understand and manage emotions.

Develop highly effective learning tools - so individuals, schools, and organizations can get the skills to build a better future.

“Attending this session created clarity for me about how to move from success to significance.” - Kathie Orlay, Director of Organizational Development and Learning, Banner Health

"This course gave me a chance to slow down and really pay attention to my own emotional patterns. This will help me as a leader, parent and friend." - Lee Hays - Assistant Vice President, Americredit

"This has been a truly life-altering experience.- Mary Hanson, Training Director

"This seminar has given me optimism about the future of South Africa; I believe I can now make a difference in my family, community, and nation." -- Mafereka, Corporate Outreach Officer, SA

“Using the Six Seconds emotional intelligence model and skill development process will most certainly help Scripps Health improve patient satisfaction and outcomes.” - Jennifer Jones, System Learning Leader, Scripps Health

"The most meaningful and practical training I have ever attended." - Jennifer Kennett - Director of Elements Wellness Centre

Recent course evaluation:

The course improved our ability to teach EQ - increase: 313%

The facilitators model the message they are teaching: 10/10

Related Links:

Conference Brochure, NexusEQ 2003

Six Seconds' web site

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