All Daniel Goleman Quotes
- Emotions are contagious. We've all known it experientially. You know after you have a really fun coffee with a friend, you feel good. When you… All
- ....goal directed self-imposed delay of gratification is perhaps the essence of emotional self-regulation: the ability to deny impulse in the service of a goal, whether… Ability
- Cognitive skills such as big-picture thinking and long-term vision were particularly important. But when I calculated the ratio of technical skills, IQ, and emotional intelligence… All
- For the high achievers, studying gave them the pleasing, absorbing challenge of flow 40 percent of the hours they spent at it. But for low… Abilities
- Although traditional incentives such as bonuses or recognition can prod people to better performance, no external motivators can get people to perform at their absolute… Absolute
- In the new workplace, with its emphasis on flexibility, teams and a strong customer orientation, this crucial set of emotional competencies is becoming increasingly essential… Becoming
- Gifted leadership occurs when heart and head--feeling and thought--meet. These are the two winds that allow a leader to soar. Allow
- Life without passion would be a dull wasteland of neutrality, cut off and isolated from the richness of life itself. Cut
- Doggedness depends on emotional traits - enthusiasm and persistence in the face of setbacks - above all else. All
- What seems to set apart those at the very top of competitive pursuits from others of roughly equal ability is the degree to which, beginning… Ability
- Daydreaming defeats practice; those of us who browse TV while working out will never reach the top ranks. Paying full attention seems to boost the… Attention
- We need to re-create boundaries. When you carry a digital gadget that creates a virtual link to the office, you need to create a virtual… Boundaries
- We're exposed and carry in our bodies multiple chemicals, and we have to understand how they interact. Both how they individually interact and the thousands… Bodies
- Whenever we feel stressed out, that's a signal that our brain is pumping out stress hormones. If sustained over months and years, those hormones can… Brain
- If your emotional abilities aren't in hand, if you don't have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your distressing emotions, if you can't… Abilities
- The emotional brain responds to an event more quickly than the thinking brain. Brain
- Mindful meditation has been discovered to foster the ability to inhibit those very quick emotional impulses. Ability
- The other thing is that if you rely solely on medication to manage depression or anxiety, for example, you have done nothing to train the… Anxiety
- A little girl who finds a puzzle frustrating might ask her busy mother (or teacher) for help. The child gets one message if her mother… Ask
- Once shoppers become empowered, we will facilitate industries thinking in completely new terms; for example, making products that are totally biodegradable. Become Empowered