You know, the ones that personify feelings and prompt the questions...what if your brain was an office where all your emotions were forced to work together?" 

In Inside Out, we were introduced to the five universal emotions shown by the research of Dr. Paul Ekman: Fear, Anger, Disgust, Sadness, and Joy. 

They each play a unique role for our main character, Riley. Fear and Anger help her determine her flight-or-flight response. Disgust helps her stay away from unsavory situations. Joy helps her stay away from painful experiences and seek out happy ones. Sadness helps sher gain empathy and sympathy in times of loss. 

Have you seen it? If so, what feeling resonated with you?

As I learned at The Life Coach School, there are no good or bad feelings, it’s our thoughts that make them so.

In Inside Out 2, Riley has new emotions. Afterall she's a teenager now. 

We are introduced to Anxiety, Envy, Nostalgia, Ennui (representing boredom...hello eye rolls!)  Anxiety is just trying to keep Riley safe and even Nostalgia makes an appearance.

If you are into mindset management, personality traits, and self-awareness, check them out. If you'd like to explore more words to name feelings, download this Feelings Wheel. Then see if you can identify the thoughts creating the feeling. 

Have you ever wondered why your team sometimes has great synergy, yet sometimes hits bumps along the road? 

Understanding your Team DiSC Profile Chart can unlock insights for better communications, empathy, and awareness. There are two very dynamic ways to create a team profile chart to help you and your team members get the most out of Everything DiSC Workplace. One is on the Catalyst portal where you can create your own customized team chart with individual insights: 

If you are interested in learning more, subscribe to the DiSC Newsletter and check out the assessment and other products, here: 

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. It reminds me of how impactful a gratefulness practice can be. I created my Thankful for YOU playlist in 2021, as a thank you gift to all my amazing clients, colleagues, friends and family who enrich my life all year long. Each year I update it with new songs but it maintains a theme of happiness and gratefulness. Something to play when making dinner, on a drive, whenever you need a pick me up.  Enjoy!

Have you ever participated in a workshop, conference, off-site, retreat, and felt like saying, "This was fun, but nothing ever comes of these things afterward." One way to capture all those great ideas and actually DO something with them is to engage a graphic facilitator for your event. 

Have you ever wondered why your teams are good at some things and maybe not so good at others? Are you curious about improving team communications, decision-making, innovation?

As the new year unfolds, think about making the most of time spent communicating with those around you, those you work and live with. It can be as easy as providing a space for everyone to "think out loud". In this post, we'll explore what it takes to transform your everyday space into a space that enables brainstorming, creativity, dare I say, innovation, and most importantly understanding. With an investment of time, some planning, and a few (or a lot of!) dollars, you can transform the way you work with colleagues, students, clients, volunteer organizations, even family members!

Cognitive Agility, LLC founder Melynda Benlemlih will be a featured webinar panelist for the Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) to discuss tips for more effective Black Hat proposal workshops.