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WHEN YOU THOUGHT I WASN'T LOOKING



A message every adult should read because children

are watching you and doing as you do, not as you say.



When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you hang my

first painting on the refrigerator, and I immediately

wanted to paint another one.



When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you feed a

stray cat, and I learned that it was good to be kind

to animals.



When you thought I wasn't looking I…

So what is it that sets you off? Becoming aware of what your triggers are, or what pushes your buttons is a great way to increase your emotional intelligence. We all have something or someone who drives us crazy. One of my triggers is, when someone tells me to “calm down”. It seems that approach usually creates the opposite effect in me. Think of Adam Sandler in the movie “Anger Management”. Other triggers…

One strategy to increase emotional intelligence is to observe behavior in other people. I have found two places that I enjoy watching behaviors in people. One is in films and the other is at airports.

Movies and television are a good place for me to identify behaviors that I recognize in myself. It seems that behaviors are often exaggerated for effect. This helps me  identify how people react under pressure. Then I can practice identifying behavior triggers that might affect me. I…

Come on team where are you? Miss you all so much,  Come out of the wood work and let your voice be heard. Let's get connected again, after all we did promise to. Cindy Hinske

Rapport has a few rare last minute opportunities to be on-team: On-Team Schedule Please contact me at your earliest convenience, so that I can share more information with you regarding these grand opportunities, and see if you qualify. We REALLY need your assistance with filling these spots, so if you are interested or know someone who is please let me know right away.…

I just wanted to share something I had written several years ago.  I was sorting through some files and came across it and the message is still relevent today.  Hope you enjoy it and that you will be able to use it in your day to day life. 

THE BLACK DOOR

                In the movie “Remo Williams,” Joel Grey plays an aged martial arts instructor whose…

What is, "creating by default"?  It is setting into motion the creation of something that you really do not want, by giving your attention, or focus of thought, to it until it is created, and much of what you are experiencing would fall into that category.  The usual response when one hears for the first time that they are the creator of their life experience - and that all that they are experiencing, without exception, is by their own doing - is, "How can that be?  I would not have created…

Rapport Leadership International applies proven guidelines for adult learning. There is a great amount of research that supports adults learn best by experiential versus traditional training.  We recommend organizations and individuals choose a training provider that will help students be able to immediately apply what they learn to their daily responsibilities.  Finally we recommend using a provider that has a proven track record.

Please consider the following when evaluating…

I often think of the moment when you pulled me aside and “warned” me about the difficulties and pitfalls of changing from living in cause to living in effect.

Thank you for your words that day and know the lessons I learned at Rapport are with me still."

Living at…