1. “Integrity is the essence of everything successful.” R. Buckminster Fuller

2. Self-Regard The ability to accept yourself for who you are – ‘warts’ and all.

3. Dove Self-Regard Video: “Evolution”

4. Self-Actualization The ability to live a life of fulfillment, meaning and purpose – doing what you were ‘meant’ to do.

5. Emotional Self-Awareness The ability to be in touch with your emotions.

6. Emotional Expression The ability to constructively express your emotions.

7. “In business, you don’t get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.” Chester Karras, author

8. Assertiveness The ability to say what you need to say when you need to say it.

9. “When your values become clear to you, making decisions become easier.” Roy Disney Walt Disney Company

10. Independence The ability to be free of emotional dependency;.

11. Interpersonal Relationship The ability to have great, mutually satisfying relationships.

12. “When dealing with people, remember that you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion.” Dale Carnegie, author

13. Empathy The ability to pay attention to and appreciate the feelings of others.

14. Social Responsibility The ability to give back.

16. Problem Solving The ability to find solutions when emotions are involved.

17. Reality Testing The ability to see things as they really are; to be present and mindful.

18. Marshmellow Test Video

19. Impulse Control The ability to resist or delay an impulse, drive, or temptation to act.

20. Flexibility The ability to transition your emotions from one state to another.

21. “If you have a job without any aggravations, you don’t have a job.” Malcolm Forbes

22. Stress Tolerance The ability to “take it” – without a decrease in performance.

23. Everything can be taken away from a person except one thing – the ability to choose one’s way, to choose one’s attitude in any given circumstance. Viktor Frankl Man’s Search for Meaning

24. Optimism The ability to have a positive attitude and outlook on life.

25. Well Being: An Outcome of Emotional Health Happiness includes feelings of satisfaction, contentment and the ability to enjoy the many aspects of one’s life.

26. Reflecting on the Learning The best ideas I got from the day… How these ideas apply to me… How these ideas apply to my company… What I would like to know more about…