This is a big question and not easy to answer, but for what it's worth, I'm going to give it a go!
The most compelling answer that makes the most sense for me is in a book called "Outliers" written by Malcolm Gladwell. In Outliers, Gladwell states that in order to be happy and fulfilled, Humans need two things. "1, to feel connected to a community or family & 2, to do productive work."
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Today I would like to introduce a bit of a random topic that is being discussed in a lot of blogs and podcasts lately,
"the value of time". This topic has sparked my interest for several reasons but mainly because, with Maryanne and Maggie being away for an extended period of time, I have been weighing up and reassessing how I spent my time?
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Back in September last year I started to explore the topic of creativity and the role it plays in your work and life in general. This week I would like revisit this topic and look at the importance of finding and pursuing your "creative calling".
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To continue my current theme of emotional intelligence, I would like to explore a topic that has exploded in our awareness over the last few years and is now one of the most talk about and written about topics across all media and digital platforms, "The Rise Of Vulnerability".
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To kick things off, I would like to pick up on the last main topic of personal values that I explored just prior to the holidays. Hopefully, you have all taken the time and initiative to do the online "life values assessment" outlined in the previous email. If you have you will now see that these personal values paint a pretty accurate picture of who you are and what you stand for in your personal life and at work.
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One of the best things about holidays and some time off work is having some time and space to look back and reflect on the last year and all that has been accomplished at DDB. I have also been thinking a lot about some of the challenges and problems we have encountered over the last year and what have been the most important lessons I have personally learnt in 2019? So after some deep thinking and gazing into the "rear-view mirror", here are my Personal Top Three Lessons from 2019.
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To round out this year's emails I would like to dive back into the topic that for me has been the biggest area of discussion and discovery; VALUES...
"Values are the principles that give our lives meaning and allow us to persevere through adversity",
Barb Markway.
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The definition of a narcissist is a person who has an excessive interest in and admiration of themselves and a lack of empathy for others. Narcissists think the world revolves around them. So, to a large degree, narcissism is the enemy of emotional intelligence.
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Earlier this year I read a book written by Mark mason called "The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*ck “. It is a great book and one I would highly recommend to everyone to read. This book opened my eyes to the importance of emotional intelligence and the incredible effect it can have on your relationships and your life in general.
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So, it turns out that both EQ and IQ are equally important and to be a high performing person in any field of endeavor you must have equal measures of Intellectual intelligence and emotional intelligence. But this is much easier said than done; so next week I will outline several ways that we can all improve our EQ and also look at why "narcissism is the enemy of emotional intelligence".
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