by Richard Himmer | Apr 18, 2021 | change, Emotional Intelligence, Family/Friends, General EI Research, Happines, Joy, Neuropsychology & science
Grugg was proud of his most recent kill as he watched the flames of the fire dance off the cave wall. Dinner tonight was a rotisserie-cooked Saber Tooth Tiger and the entire family was present. Just as Grugg was ready to cut the tenderly cooked meat, death walked into...
by Richard Himmer | Apr 13, 2021 | change, Emotional Intelligence, Happines, Hard-wired to grow, Professional
Operating at full capacity It’s Monday morning. Norm and his wife Gina are preparing for work. Gina is a Real Estate Broker and Norm is a business executive. Their morning routines completed, they stand before their respective wardrobes going through the clothing...
by Richard Himmer | Mar 21, 2021 | Emotional Intelligence, Family/Friends, Happines, Hard-wired to connect, Identity
De-cleave the Parental Units Maggie and Phillip have been married for 10-years, at least according to their marriage certificate. Maggie feels like she’s a third-wheel to Phillip’s relationship with his mother rather than an help-meet to her husband. Today, Phillip...
by Richard Himmer | Mar 16, 2021 | change, Emotional Intelligence, Happiness, Hard-wired to grow, Identity
Picture a teenager needing to study for a big history exam on Friday. It’s Monday and for the first time in a year, he cleans his room. On Tuesday, during homework hours, he takes the garbage out, does his household chores without being asked, and then, exhausted with...
by Richard Himmer | Mar 7, 2021 | change, Emotional Intelligence, Professional
TSA TSA pre-check is designed to expedite travelers through the security process. Such travelers have been vetted as minimal security risks and given preferred treatment getting to their departing airplanes. On Christmas morning, 2018, I stood in a long line waiting...
by Richard Himmer | Feb 28, 2021 | Emotional Intelligence, General EI Research, Happines
Goal Setting in the Now In the Winter of 1999, my friend Tim asked if I wanted to ride the STP (Seattle to Portland). I had not ridden a bicycle since 1979 when I lived in Switzerland. In the seconds between the invitation to ride 206 miles in one day on a taco shell...
by Richard Himmer | Feb 20, 2021 | change, Emotional Intelligence, Happiness, learn, Professional
“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the cat. “I don’t much care where—” said Alice. “Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,” said the Cat. (Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in...
by Richard Himmer | Feb 12, 2021 | change, Emotional Intelligence, Family/Friends, Happiness, Hard-wired to connect, Identity, Well-being
Good Pain vs. Bad Pain My wife constantly teases me when I murmur after a tough competition, running a marathon, or completing a 200-mile bike ride. When my body hurts all over, I feel it is important that she is privy to that information with regular updates. She...
by Richard Himmer | Jan 29, 2021 | Family/Friends, Identity, Neuropsychology & science, Professional
You’ve probably heard, or perhaps said, “I’ve got to get my life back in balance.” Two interesting observations, 1) to get back in balance means you once had it in balance, and 2) wanting a balanced life is code for ‘something is missing’ and ‘your space has been...
by Richard Himmer | Jan 22, 2021 | General EI Research, Individual, Neuropsychology & science
Imagine going to the doctor’s office and regardless of your pain, illness, or challenge, the doctor prescribes you a pill to take away your pain. As you leave the office, you notice that you have two prescriptions, so you ask what the second medication is for...
