The EQrated vol. 6
Hello Reader,
Happy New Year 2021!
I hope that you were able to refresh & recharge towards the end of the year and have a good start to the new year.
A new year brings with it the promise of new beginnings & new opportunities! We tap into the energy and optimism of our environment. We start the year with goals to achieve. We plan and we strategize. But somewhere around the end of the first week, month, or quarter, we get a reality check and we shift from "ambitious" to "realistic".
Once the exuberance of the new year settles down, we acknowledge that the most important thing that a new year promises us, is change. Constant change. And what is required before the planning & strategizing is flexibility & adaptability.
So, with that in mind, here is your bi-weekly EQrated list of resources.
Emotional Intelligence in an IKEA Catalog? - They say inspiration, like learning comes in many forms. So what does EQ have to do with the IKEA catalog? Read how changing a 70-year old catalog can help you and your team adapt to change in 2021. Source: Inc.com
Life Lessons from 6 Exceptional Women - Start your year with valuable life lessons learned from 2020! Read what Malala Yousafzai, Margaret Atwood & Claudia Schiffer have to say about the past year and the upcoming one. Source: Vogue
The Best Advice to Get You Through 2021 - 2020 was a ground-breaking year in terms of the havoc it wrought in our daily lives. But don't let it go in vain. We learnt valuable lessons in empathy, compassion & self-care. Carry these forward to make 2021 a better year for you & your loved ones. Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Wishing you the very best for 2021!
Ciao,
Stef
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