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...