It's no secret that famed actor, Will Smith has begun to experience the ramifications of his decision to slap comedian Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards ceremony. Regardless of the backstory or reasoning behind the incident, it is very clea

A Pause to Ponder

Jan 24th, 2022 3m 10s

Taking a brief pause to reflect on the direction of the show for the next season.

Ep 12: Reflections and Realizations from This Pandemic Period

Nov 8th, 2021 26m 44s

While uncertainty is something that is always present and will remain a fixture in our lives, it’s no secret that over the past 18 or so months, we’ve had unprecedented encounters with uncertainty. If this pandemic period has taught us anything

Ep 11: Coping with Change and Uncertainty

Oct 1st, 2021 34m 58s

It is indeed true that change is about the only thing in our lives that remains constant, and yet we often have a hard time coping with it as it comes and goes from our lives. For many, nothing feels more cloudy and uncertain, than the pandemic

Bonus

A Moment of Pause and Reconnection

Sep 1st, 2021 4m 35s

Sometimes we find ourselves at moments in our lives where we just need to slow down, maybe even step back and give ourselves guilt-free permission to not feel the need to move as fast as it might feel like everyone else around us is moving.

Ep 10: Dare to Care Less About Keeping Up Appearances

May 28th, 2021 23m 33s

While expectations help us operate in the world, we're living in an increasingly interconnected world that exposes us to greater societal conditioning and pressures from the expectations of others. These pressures often have us conforming to th

Ep 9: How Enjoyable Are You to Be Around?

May 5th, 2021 19m 18s

We often hear that people do business with people they like. And to that I add, people want to spend their time around people they like. Essentially, no one wants to be friends or do business with someone whose presence they’d much rather escap

Ep 8: What Is Your Emotional Aftertaste? Why Should You Care?

Mar 31st, 2021 29m 37s

How rich and rewarding our personal and professional relationships are, depends heavily on our ability to positively influence the experience others have in our presence. Whether we're aware of it or not, every single interaction we have, be it

Ep 7: How Expensive Are Your Stories?

Mar 3rd, 2021 24m 42s

For everything that happens to or around us in life, we tend to attach a story or narrative to that event, circumstance or situation. We do this because as human beings, we feel the need to create context around the things we experience. Whethe

Ep 6: The Challenge That Makes You A Better Human Being

Jan 31st, 2021 20m

At the beginning of each year, we often set goals for the things we want to accomplish and acquire throughout the year. What often gets overlooked, is the importance of also setting goals that help us develop into the best version of ourselves.

Ep 5: Cope in Tough Times With This Emotional Intelligence Skill

Dec 9th, 2020 30m 18s

As we wind down the first year of this new decade, I think it's fair to say that 2020 was pretty blindsiding. It has been an unpredictable year filled with change and challenges. A year that has tested us all in ways we never imagined. In this

Ep 4: Our Words Matter More Than We Often Realize

Nov 11th, 2020 29m 3s

Our words matter because they have the power to influence outcomes. They have the power to influence how others relate to us and how we relate to ourselves. In this episode, I explore various ways that we use our words to either help us or harm

Ep 3: A Tribute to the Emotionally Intelligent, Chadwick Boseman

Oct 14th, 2020 19m 35s

This episode is dedicated to spotlighting the legendary and extraordinary Chadwick Boseman. A man who lived his life with authenticity, courage and emotional intelligence. He was incredibly self-aware and cared greatly about his impact on other

Self-awareness: Giving Ourselves A Little Grace

Sep 24th, 2020 7m 11s

What do you do when you feel overwhelmed by the goals you've set for yourself or when you find yourself caving under the weight of your own expectations? This is something that I bet almost none of us can claim to have never experienced in our

Ep 2: Embracing This Unexpected Gift of 2020

Sep 2nd, 2020 33m 48s

So many of us continue to feel blindsided by all the unforeseen events of 2020. While it's certainly been an eye opening year, exposing us to some difficult truths around racial inequality, wealth and health disparities and so much more, it has

Ep 1: Welcome: Inspiration, Caring and where we go from here.

Aug 18th, 2020 26m 30s

This is an introduction from the host, Professional Speaker and Emotional Intelligence Coach Sylvia Baffour. She talks about the inspiration behind this show and previews some of the topics that will be covered in the show.