Monday, March 31, 2025

Working with Emotional Intelligence - Daniel Goleman (1998)

The book is fairly old and does not need any review as such. I read it recently; some of the things are definite value adds. Emotional intelligence can be applied to improve in the following five areas:

  • Self-awareness
  • Self-regulations
  • Motivation
  • Empathy
  • Social Skills

While most of it may seem common sense, practicing may take time. As a practitioner, one can apply these in personal and professional areas to improve these skills. 

Beyond the Sky and the Earth - A Journey into Bhutan by Jamie Zeppa (1999)

Fresh from college, a young woman from Canada leaves everything familiar behind to step into the wilderness of Bhutan in 1987. What begins a...