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•Ask the EQ Coach Christmas Present for My Wife
by Susan Dunn, MA Clinical Psychology, cEQc, The EQ Coach™Dear EQ Coach:I don’t know what to get my wife for Christmas. I love her, but I hate to shop. I want to ask my secretary to pick something out for her. Do you think this is wise? I have plenty of money, no time, and I hate to shop.Signed: Ready to Delegate in DelawareDear Ready to Detonate Relationship in Delaware:You have plenty of money, no time, and a death wish. No secretary, no friend, nobody can choose a gift for your girlfriend...
•What s the Cure for the Blues
? by Susan Dunn, MA, cEQc, The EQ Coach™It’s good to know the cure for the blues this time of year, and also the cure for stress. Often they become one and the same and if there’s one time of year they rear their ugly head, it’s the holidays. “Water” and “air” appear to be two of the solutions. We are spirits in the corporeal world, we mustn’t forget, and the solution to our “problems” involving nourishing that vessel.WATERKo Ko Taylor is singin’ the blues. It seems her man has done her...
•How to Choose the Perfect Christmas Gift for Her
by Susan Dunn, MA Clinical Psychology, cEQc, The EQ Coach™COULD YOU USE ONE LESS THING TO WORRY ABOUT?It’s that time of year again, time to choose the Christmas gift for the woman you love. Which one are you? Which Santa Claus is going to get cookies and milk and which one is going to sleep on the couch?·Fred’s apprehensive. The last several occasions Beth has ended up really angry with his gift choices, for reasons he doesn’t quite understand, but he’s a guy, he’ll figure it out. Fred should...
•9 Myths About Being Single
by: Susan Dunn, MA
More than 48% of US households are headed by unmarried individuals. The American Association for Single People projects that by 2010, 47.2% of adults will be unmarried. Being single does not mean being alone, nor does being in a couple for the holidays ensure happiness. Let’s dispel some myths!
Myth #1: Single people are lonely at Christmas.
Reality: No moreso than anyone else. This is a projection of people who fear “being alone for the holidays,” a fear of...
•The Top 10 Ways to Have an Emotionally Intelligent Night Before Christmas
by Susan Dunn, MA Clinical Psychology, cEQc, The EQ Coach™Use your EQ skills to have an enjoyable and manageable Christmas! With thanks to Clement Clark Moore.1. 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the houseNot a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there. Keep Intentionality and Focus in mind. Christmas adds another full-time job to our already busy schedules. Your Intent, no doubt, is...
•Sharp Christmas Gift Ideas to be Given TO the Hard to Please FROM the Uninspired and or Busy Shopper
by Susan Dunn, MA, cEQc, The EQ CoachWe’ve all got one or two people on our gift list that are just ‘impossible.’ You could always send a box of candy, flowers or a can of popcorn, but that shows so little thought. Here are some nice ideas, sure to please, easy to order, in differing price ranges, arranged by type.1. Doesn’t care about Christmas, but is patriotic to the core? Lives in Alabama but made a trip to see the scene of the terrorism? Get the Polonaise Forever ornament (...
•How to Really Enjoy Christmas Written by a Pro
by Susan Dunn, MA Clinical Psychology, cEQc, The EQ Coach™I’m known in my family as the original Christmas Elf. I’ve always loved Christmas and thought it was created just for me. And this even when for many years I held jobs that escalated dramatically during December. I thought I’d share ten ways to make the most of this wonderful season, not because I’m any sort of expert, but because I love it. I like to learn from someone who loves what they teach, don’t you? 1. It’s all about warm...
•EQ for the Agony and the Ecstasy
by Susan Dunn, MA Clinical Psychology, THE EQ COACH“The Agony and the Ecstasy” is the title of a novel about Michelangelo, by Irving Stone. When I encountered the title in middle school, I decided to read the book to find out what “agony” and “ecstasy” might be like, states of existence apparently available to uber-humans like Michelangelo. I was sure I had not experienced them. It may have been a misperception, or it may have been a vocabulary problem. I’m now a grandmother, and I now know...
•All I Want for Christmas is My Son Back
by Susan Dunn, The EQ CoachThe holidays are upon us … and how they churn up our emotions. The expectations … the memories … the empty chairs … Somewhere there’s the Norman Rockwell family celebrating, but it was never at my house. Was it at yours?A client and I have in common the loss of beautiful young men on the cusp of adulthood -- my youngest son, who died at 21, 3 years ago; her younger brother, who died at 17, much longer ago than that, and yet it was only yesterday. I share with her my...
•How to Beat the After Christmas Blues
by Susan Dunn, MA, certified Emotional Intelligence CoachChristmas is an emotional storm, and next comes Valentine’s, so take a break. Move from emotion to thinking and action. 1.Start planning a Valentine’s Party, or Martin Luther King Party. If you were running a day late and a dollar behind for Christmas, learn from it. Budget and start sooner, but have the fun of another “party” on the horizon. NB: Planning is a cerebral activity, i.e., neocortex.2.Get active – add an extra hour to your...
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