What must be redeemed? That which is held in the purgatory of your psyche; that which you can feel yet cannot quite identify but know, or at least intuit, is good and true; that which must be brought up from the depths of the chaos of your soul and into the light of day so that you may make it part of who you are, and to do so consciously and forthrightly.

Concluding our Big Five personality traits series, we delve into openness, a trait pivotal for imagination, creativity, and complex problem-solving in the workplace. This article examines the dual aspects of intellect and aesthetics within openness, illustrating how they contribute to innovative and strategic thinking.

In this part of our Big Five personality traits series, we delve into extraversion, exploring its role in fostering sociability, enthusiasm, and assertiveness in the workplace. The blog navigates through the nuances of enthusiasm and assertiveness, two key aspects of extraversion, and discusses how they shape professional relationships and leadership styles.

In our detailed exploration of neuroticism, part of the Big Five personality traits, we uncover how this characteristic impacts an individual's response to stress and decision-making in the workplace. We discuss the dual aspects of withdrawal and volatility inherent in neuroticism, illustrating how they affect professional behavior.

In our exploration of conscientiousness, we delve into how this trait, a fundamental aspect of the Big Five personality model, orchestrates our work habits, team collaboration, and leadership effectiveness. Conscientious individuals are the bedrock of reliability and structured approaches, yet the challenge lies in adapting these strengths to dynamic environments. This article examines the dual nature of conscientiousness, offering insights into broadening this trait to enhance both personal and team productivity in the workplace.

Effective negotiation in any relationship requires assessing how much each party is advocating for themselves and the other. This means that, to arrive at an optimal solution, we must gauge how much others are negotiating for themselves and for you.

We endure this journey longer than we anticipate, and the temptation to regress into despair shows its face from time to time. And each time, grace illuminates itself a little more, and we press on.

So, if I see you moving away from heaven and don’t quite know how to tell you with thoughtful kindness, I have to tell you anyway. The better error to make is that I miss the mark with compassion. The worst error to make is to miss the mark by not delivering the message at all.

To prevent the sufferer from attaining heroic form because we cannot bear to know that suffering abounds is the real tragedy. The Shadow side of compassion looms darker than the suffering itself, for nothing meaningful comes from it.

Emotional Intelligence is quite unscientific, and for these companies to be rooted in evidence-based research and science, it is bewildering that many of them rely on EI as part of their philosophies and professional development, particularly the development of their leadership.

The implications of our lives may be best understood as the emotional and psychological impact perpetually bestowed upon us by those significant events.

And maybe, by some small miracle, we can begin to understand why tragedy has occurred, which is to set in motion a revelation of a truth about you that can only begin through a violent and forceful disruption of our sense of self and the world.

Hence, each action we take in life moves us towards meaning or meaninglessness. There is no middle ground!

The bestowing fire imparted into our souls burns inside us. If we hide it, or attempt to suppress it, it burns everything, leaving only emptiness. And that is not good.

We shine for those who stand in the shadows of monsters.

We have to do the dirty work. Otherwise, we are manipulating reality, and that is deceitful.

The path to the edge of the world is by no means a glamorous one.

Meaning as an orientation ensures that we find fulfillment in endeavors that enhance relationships and ourselves in a wholesome, virtuous manner.