emotional intelligence
There are 6 basic moods that we, as emotional beings, live in, and they will dramatically impact...
Because of all the cognitive and physical benefits, we can't recommend journaling enough. But we...
Last night before falling asleep, I had a brief and final thought about going for a good run in the...
>I’ve got this client we’ll call "Jim." Jim is a self-described HUGE fan of the band Phish. He has...
We had run almost two miles from one side of JFK to the other, only to miss our plane. We were...
As I was coaching one of the project leaders last week, a quote by early 20th century author G. K....
Unfortunately, poor Sarah turned the bass on her music a bit too high. So a few minutes into class,...
I'll never forget my first lesson on the power of definitions. My debate coach dropped a single...
The original idea that fueled the birth of Rewire, Inc. was that human beings, throughout our...
Chance are good that on Thursday, you’ll find yourself sitting down to a meal of turkey, stuffing...
Regardless of your particular response to the outcome, our hope is that you will practice high...
So, the evidence is that we’d all love a break from email, but is there a positive case to be made...
I’ll confess that I didn’t start out with the intent to write an article on procrastination. I...
Anger is on display everywhere: the office, on streets (“road rage”), the internet, at sports games...
The topic of “Leadership” has got to be one of the most over-workshopped concepts around, and yet,...
Today we wrap up our series with two time-management practices that seem counter-intuitive at...
Have you ever seen those old ads for cigarettes? There’s one that says “More doctors smoke Camels...
"...this is just the tip of a very large iceberg that is being studied. And yet, when we are...
First off, let’s all appreciate the irony here. I used technology to compose this article. And...
Most animals in the Kingdom travel and live in some kind of grouping. Sure, there are a few...
Commuting by car is such a strange thing. Strange that, on the one hand, it can be so boring and...
In an article in HBR “How Ritual Delivers Performance,” Paulo Guenzi offers some extraordinary...
Ah….the weekend. Over 48 hours of possibilities and opportunities. The chance to sleep, to get...
... That is why I would like to offer two new ways to consider 2016, with the goal of moving us off...
...if we want to reap the extraordinary benefits of mindfulness, we'll need to commit to take those...
What if I told you that there is one activity that can make you smarter, happier, healthier and...
I’m not drawing diagrams for diagrams’ sake (although they are fun to look at regardless of what...
This overabundance of options makes it increasingly likely that we will choose “no option at all”...
He had more plans for the spot: He was going to build a fire pit, clear some trees, and put in a...
If I have a big presentation coming up or one of my kids is having a hard time with something or...
We all subjected ourselves to be trained by Navy SEALs....Thankfully, the training we went through...
The picture for this article is of water taken from the "Fountain of Youth." You can tell it's the...
Last night before falling asleep, I had a brief and final thought about going for a good run in the...
What else does a part of me want? I really want to eat whatever I want, play whenever I want, sleep...
We’ll talk about: (1) How the exercise is setup, (2) what almost always happens with people as they...
Starting a new habit sounds easy — even thrilling — if it is something novel or something you’ve...
Logically, we know that we should begin some of these things, and there is even a part of us that...
Much is made these days of the idea of self-awareness. A more popular term in the recent past is...
I love watching team basketball played by the best competitors in the world. I love watching five...
The picture for this article was taken from above the far corner of the music room at my house....
The human brain desires ease. None of us is exempt from that fact. Recently, I have been evaluating...
You’ll Grow Faster If You Can Be Wrong Every Now And Then
Think back to the last time you took a math test. If your teacher was anything like mine, there was...
The picture at the top of this article may be tough to decipher at first. It’s 120 black backpacks...
Rewire has been on a tear lately getting the concepts of “Lizard Brain Control” into the hands of...
What are those little episodes in your day that tend to tank you? Things that make you angry,...
Neuroplasticity and Six Degrees of Moose Migration
I rarely do “Part 2” articles. I understand that most people read things like this, glean something...
Have you ever had a sequence of events happen around you that are so insane that it makes you...
I want to tell you a story. Actually, “story” might be the wrong the word. “Confession” is more...
I wonder how many blogs, articles and other social media postings are going to revolve around the...
The Navy Seals met us in the lobby of our hotel. Sunrise was about 10 minutes away. As 50 of us...
If you had asked me the middle of last year "What I would be doing career wise for the next 20...
Dave didn’t like my presentation. Come to think about it, I’m not so sure Dave liked me.
Off-duty firefighter Scott Brawner was working out in a suburban Portland gym this Spring,...
Lately, in the spirit of rewiring my own mind, I have been observing my own hopes and I realized...
For those of you following us on social media (insert shameless plug to follow Rewire on Facebook...
The family and I just finished a 6 day mission trip to the The Dominican Republic and I am settled...
Most of us feel awful when the main option presented to us is "do nothing and just think." A
There’s a funny thing about a lack of letting go of something. Whether we’re harboring ill will...
We're now introducing the various aspects of Lizard Brain in the Rewire Live series. Today's is on ...
In my early days of studying organizations, I started compiling a list of pithy observations about...
Are you going to be right or will you find peace? This question can not only save you a lot of...
I have a client (we’ll call "Danny") who recently set a specific day to stop smoking. Danny has...
Today's video in the series is an introduction to a concept that we spend a lot of time thinking...
An inadvertent and little-talked-about side effect of this desire to always be right is that when...
There's such a strange irony when it comes to planning: Many struggle to do it because (they claim)...
Video from a recent event that took place in Portland. Hear Steve Scanlon talk about what "Release"...
We don’t just Rewire our minds because we are bored and need something to do; we do it because it...
One thing I've been enjoying about his video blog series is that I get to watch these cuts of video...
Two of my favorite quotes that have accompanied me on my life journey through varied trials. The...
I’ve got this client we’ll call "Jim." Jim is a self-described HUGE fan of the band Phish. In fact,...
Often, we think to ourselves, "I don't have the time for (fill-in-the-blank of thing you enjoy...
I have droned on and on about writing this blog and it is about time I sat and got to it. I have to...
Have you ever found yourself at the end of a rant and had the thought, “Oh no... I shouldn’t have...
Do a quick Amazon search and it’s not hard to
The year: 2012. The explorer: Jason Rodi. The place: Bouvet Island. For those of you looking for...
We love our dogs. Our pets, in general, are big parts of our lives. In fact, so much of our lives...
I want to go over a dynamite article I just read that has some great implications for how we work...
Over the years, I have written and spoken a great deal on the concept of Hard Skills and Soft...
What is it that touches your heart and your soul? This is such a critical question in our lives and...
Hi All! Steve Longan here. You might remember me from such blog posts as "The Thanksgiving Post"...
Editor’s note: This week, Steve Longan is going to sit in the blogger’s chair and give us a post...
For our overall health, I think it is important to accept that we shouldn't have unrealistic and...
“Do you like me?” Can you imagine having the courage to walk around asking this question to...