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Why Self-Regard is the Bedrock of Emotional Stability, Confidence, Trust, and Resilience.

If you have true self-regard, you can look yourself in the eye on your worst day and still believe in your best self. What is Self-Regard? Self-regard means liking the way you are, the good, the bad, and everything in between. It is related to self-confidence, but it’s even bigger. It is the essential starting place for emotional intelligence and leadership. You need to believe in yourself before others will believe in you. When you have self-regard, you know your…

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The Bag Lady and the Pajama King: How a Story Inspired Me to Start a Business for a Greener World

What made me think that I could start a business? A story inspired me. Every entrepreneur has to deal with naysayers. In 2005, a lot of people told me that there was no way I could start a business. No one believed it was possible for me to transform myself from an English teacher to an entrepreneur. And yet I did. No one believed that Americans would buy and actually use reusable shopping bags. And yet they did! The first…

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How the Top Five Emotional Intelligence Skills Show Up at Work

A Primer for What It Looks Like to be Low or High in These Key Emotional Intelligence Skills Emotional intelligence is a set of skills that give you the ability to be aware of your own and others’ emotions and to use that information strategically to make better decisions. We can talk about emotional intelligence skills in a lot of different ways, but five skills show up consistently in effective leaders. These skills are: What does it look like to…

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Lisa D. Foster, Ph.D. ACC  is an independent coach. As an Associate Certified Coach by the International Coaching Federation, Lisa honors and abides by the ICF Code of Ethics.  All coaching sessions and consultations are confidential.

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