Entries by CraigWilson

WHAT’S YOUR BLUE OCEAN EQ STRATEGY?

Emotional intelligence (EI) is the ability to identify, assess, and control the emotions of oneself, of others, and of groups. It can be divided into ability EI and trait EI. Criticisms have centered on whether EI is a real intelligence and whether it has incremental validity over IQ and the Big Five personality traits, which […]

KEEPING UP WITH THE JONES IN TODAY’S WORLD

There is only one difference between “keeping up with the Jones’” from early America through pre-Internet days to the inundated world of noise that we live in today. Thanks to social media, you are constantly reminded of your inadequacies thanks to Facebook postings, Twitter, YouTube, and reality TV.  How does all of this clutter affect […]

THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

Do your homework! Please read the July 8 issue of Time Magazine for countless pearls of wisdom.  No, I’m serious.  I just read the best article in decades on the current state of happiness. It will be well worth your time, and healthy for America. I’ll be covering different facets of this article, and applying […]

IT’S HOW YOU PLAY IT

If you believe that life is a journey, you certainly aren’t wrong. We are continually seeking and finding. If you believe your life is a novel, I can attest that every moment you experience is another page in the chapter of your life. If you feel that life is a battle, I hope it is […]

WHAT METAPHOR DEFINES YOUR LIFE?

There is an intriguing book by James Geary, “1 is an other: The Secret Life of a Metaphor and how it Shapes the Way We See the World.” Life tends to create patterns that we ultimately hold to be truths, although they are indeed perceptions. StrategyOne, a marketing consultancy, polled nearly 1000 Americans and asked […]

WOULD YOU DATE A “SELFIE?”

According to consultant and columnist Marcia Conner’s article entitled “Big on Data,” “in 2012, every day 2.5 quintillion bytes of data (1 followed by 18 zeros) are created, with 90% of the world’s data created in the last two years alone. As a society, we’re producing and capturing more data each day than was seen […]

ARE YOU A MAESTRO?

Leadership comes in many forms. The ancient shepherd kept peace with his flock using the help of a few dogs and a staff. Cowboys handle a cattle drive with horses, and in a similar manner. And conductors? With the help of a concertmaster, all players end up on the same page, playing the music in […]

GUESS WHERE THIS WARNING IS POSTED?

Tips on How to Avoid Becoming a Victim: It is imperative to maintain the highest level of security awareness at all times and follow special security precautions while visiting us. These include: While in public, refrain from wearing expensive jewelry or expensive looking watches, anything that contains gold, silver, precious stones, or diamonds. Gangs specifically […]

CHRIST THE REDEEMER WILL HAVE HIS HANDS FULL

Christ the Redeemer looks out upon a majestic world, his robed arms outstretched giving forgiveness to all sinners below. Imagine the myriad of stories being written every day in hotels, beaches and slums of Rio. Think about the 20,000+ homeless children who live under bushes because it’s safer than living in the favelas. Children as […]

WHAT IS “CLASSIC” ROCK AND ROLL?

I get a kick out of vintage music radio stations.  Back in the 1960’s when my garage band played Beatles or Motown music, classic rock and roll was Les Paul, Elvis, or the Ventures—fifties music. In the late 1970’s, early 1980’s when my wedding band played Genesis or Bruce Springsteen, the Beatles, Hendrix and Zeppelin—sixties […]