Happy, Calm Children Learn Best

Iq And Technical Skills Are Important, But Emotional Intelligence Is The Sine Qua Non Of Leadership.

Emotional Intelligence Begins To Develop In The Earliest Years. All The Small Exchanges Children Have With Their Parents, Teachers, And With Each Other Carry Emotional Messages.

There Are A Host Of Surprises Among Longer-term Meditators, Like A Boost In The Immune System From A Day Of Practice, Which Is Not Seen In Beginners, And A Rapid Recovery From Stress Or Pain. At The "olympic Level" We Find There Is No Anticipatory Anxiety When The Stress Of Pain Is Certain To Come, And No Lingering Aftereffects - Unlike The Stress Reactions In Ordinary Folk.

Whenever We Feel Stressed Out, That's A Signal That Our Brain Is Pumping Out Stress Hormones. If Sustained Over Months And Years, Those Hormones Can Ruin Our Health And Make Us A Nervous Wreck.

Simple Inattention Kills Empathy, Let Alone Compassion. So The First Step In Compassion Is To Notice The Other's Need. It All Begins With The Simple Act Of Attention.