Bundles of Energy

Education is an important part of the journey we navigate with our children, and this system, much like our foods systems, are not functioning optimally for them. Dr. Ivy Bonk has just released a new book that explores solutions to these challenges, and she states, it takes an entire community of advocates to implement change. Listen in to hear more about this important topic, how it relates to the work we do locally and how you can participate. #emotionalintelligence #healthykids #youeq

An amazing book has just been released by Dr. Ivy Bonk, where she reveals the Grounded Learning Platform, and solutions to some of the big challenges in our education systems. #emotionalintelligence #healthykids

I'm so fortunate to have the opportunity to work with such a visionary. I can't wait to see where this journey takes me! YouEQ

This is a conversation that has come up a few times when discussing sports and coaches recently. There are many coaches who believe fear is the only, or the best motivator for the athletes they work with. I often get asked: Does fear work and why? Fear as a motivator is an approach that works, but only for awhile and usually with detrimental side effects. Fear has a shelf life and eventually those living in fear will reach a breaking point. Literally. Fear is an extrinsic ...motivator and when you ponder its value you must look at the position of power that a coach holds in their role with their athletes. To use fear, a coach must shift to a power-over approach for coaching. This is an extreme use of power that occurs in business and politics as well. Continued use of power-over others in leadership and coaching requires an increasing use of techniques to de-humanize those you are leading. Ultimately it is a form of bullying that will range from mild to severe. In sport it often starts with little things, but continued use means this behaviour grows to extremes. It is a scarcity based mindset and it drives the belief for the leader using it, that they must hold on tight to their power in order to be successful. There is another end of this power spectrum however: it is power-with, power-to and power-within. This perspective and use of power in leadership is driven from the belief that power is infinite and when shared, anything is possible. This approach lifts athletes and coaches to their greatest potential. I find this entire topic interesting because many of the coaches that use the traditional fear-based approach, also love to be up on the latest research and techniques, but then they completely bypass this critical component of optimizing their role. There is an extraordinary opportunity here: to learn, to increase our self-awareness and to transform the world of sport. This article is a step towards this transformation. Whether you are in sport, or in business, this a topic to start putting attention to. #empathy #changetheculture #emotionalintelligence

Incredible work being done by leaders in sport. This amazing groups works with grass roots development all the way through to elite young adult athletes.