Author: CummingsRL

Try This Empathy Quiz to See How Fluent You Are in Reading Emotions

One Thai translation of empathy, a key soft power skill, is “taking the heart and wearing it,” giving a descriptive picture of stepping into the thoughts and emotions of others. This empathy intelligence quiz is step one in understanding yourself and others. 5 more practices can help you build your empathy powers.

Lessons From NASA Disasters: When Curiosity Deficits Kill

Curiosity comes naturally to children…but adults think they already know everything, and lose the soft power skill of being incessantly inquisitive. It may kill cats, but curiosity is essential for a highly innovative and reliable organization—a HIRO—to function well. Two heart-breaking disasters in NASA’s history demonstrate how important it is to constantly stay curious.

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5 Uniquely Human Skills For Mastering the Space Between Stimulus and Response

  To many people, cats are cuteness personified…so many people, in fact, that by 2015 YouTube had over 2 million cat videos! But no matter how amusing they are, I’m glad that I’m not a cat. Cats, like all other non-humans, are mastered by their environment, reacting to stimuli and immediately responding. They sense food,

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เจตนาของคุณปูทางไปสู่นรกหรือการกระทำเชิงบวก?

เพื่อให้ผู้คนเชื่อใจคุณ พวกเขาต้องตระหนักว่าคุณมีเจตนาดีก่อน ลอง 3 วิธีต่อไปนี้ที่จะปูทางเจตนาดีไปสู่ความไว้วางใจที่เพิ่มขึ้น

One.Step.At.A.Time

While doing my morning hike yesterday, huffing and puffing through the jungle up to Phalad Temple, I had this thought about making progress in our lives. How would we climb Mount Everest? The same way we climb the hill behind our home… one step at a time. When the hill becomes steeper, we just take

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Soft Power Skills and the Coming Revolution

The robot revolution has begun! Are all the hard skills and knowledge that we learned in school still going to be able to earn us a livelihood? Fortunately, we still can develop an advantage–our soft power skills. Read on to find out what skills will see you through the revolution.

Phangan Paradise

Far away from the chaos and noise awaits an enchanting beach. On the Island of Phangan in the Gulf of Thailand, you can find the perfect hideaway–Tong Nai Pan Noi. Silky white sands, crystal clear waters…where the sea washes away all your worries. Please take a moment to enjoy the sights and sounds of paradise:

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Motivation 101: How Distinguishing the 6 Types of Motivation Can Improve Your Productivity and Well-Being

Asking “How can I get motivated?” is the wrong question! We are all motivated—but there are different types and qualities of motivation. Learn about the six different types of motivation, and how we can achieve more autonomous, better self-regulated motivation that boosts our effectiveness and livelihood.