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“Our life always expresses the results of our dominant thoughts.”

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“Our life always expresses the results of our dominant thoughts.”

– Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher and theologian

561Image from Flickr by mkismkismk.

I recently participated in a webinar on social and emotional intelligence, as part of my continuing coach education. Fundamental to this form of intelligence are the areas of self-awareness and self-management. A substantial part of these relate to what Kierkegaard refers to as our dominant thoughts.

Explore the two lists below to see if any of these topics relate to your thinking:

  • Work
  • Family
  • Community
  • Gratitude
  • Achievement
  • Excellence
  • Spirituality
  • Growth
  • Stress
  • Worry
  • Fear
  • Anger
  • Resentment
  • Envy
  • Upsets
  • Shame

Exercise:

Consider journaling about your dominant thoughts today to make a list of your own. Aim to have more of the good ones and less of the unhelpful ones, to support your own emotional intelligence journey and your desire to have a more fulfilling life.

“A possibility is a hint from God. One must follow it.”

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“A possibility is a hint from God. One must follow it.”

– Søren Kierkegaard

How often do you dream or daydream? How often do you ask yourself questions that begin with “What if…?” “How can I …?” or simply “What’s possible here?”

Martin Luther King had a dream. John F. Kennedy saw a man going to the moon. Orville and Wilbur Wright saw man-made flight become a reality.

Man is a journeyer; our species has a restless urge to go beyond its limits. What about you?

Exercise:

Ask and answer the question, “What is possible today?” each morning. Take a moment to choose at least one of your answers and follow it.

Feel free to share with me what successes you achieve, by replying to this email.