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How we at Ralient successfully tested and signed an agreement for 1,000 autonomous taxis
By: Artem Krivich
Tags: Autonomous Cars, Artificial Intelligence, Lidar, Self Driving Cars, Computer Vision

In October of 2020, we successfully tested our Sol SDS. We at Ralient developing self-driving technology without using lidars.

Our vision of self-driving is similar to the Tesla Autopilot and Intel MobilEye, but there are exceptions. These two companies (Tesla and MobilEye) are different from each other, but ours is different from both. Nevertheless, what common to all three companies is the rejection of lidars as the most important sensor on which an unmanned vehicle should rely.

One of the most important elements of the system is our neural networks, which allow us to determine the distance to other participants on the road by using a single camera. This is shown in the video about Sol and this is the key objective of the test.

Of course, it is impossible to create a self-driving vehicle using only one camera, just because a single-camera does not give a 360 view. We are planning to use 8 cameras, 2 radars, and ultrasonic sensors. It is necessary to ensure high safety and 360 views.

The words that we are doing this using single-camera intended to show the capabilities of Sol. It can do it and accurate enough.

All participants of the test were satisfied with the test results. Of course, a big portion of the development is not shown in the video and will not be released to the public just yet. Now we are planning to conduct the next tests in autumn-summer of the 2021 year in vastly different conditions and with much more complicated objectives. Some modules need to be improved. An autonomous vehicle is a complex project which includes many modules, and each is not trivial in development.

The testing resulted in an agreement with Taxovichkof for the first 1000 licenses for their fleet of unmanned vehicles. And also partnership with StarLine, which will help us in the development of the takeover of the vehicle.

Moreover, we found partners outside Russia, including automotive companies, now we are creating a strategy for entering the British and American markets.

To this day, as far as I know, only 3 companies have been able to show and prove that they can determine the depth of objects with high precision from a single camera, including Tesla (which till recently used radar exclusively to determine distance), MobilEye and our company. Of course, we are behind these companies in many ways, but taking into account the time of these products to enter the market and certification time, and the life of automotive solutions, we have time.
Autonomous Life Changes
By: James Crawford
Tags: Autonomous Cars, Short Story Writing, Short Story, Self Driving Cars, Near Future

Autonomous Life Changes

Photo by Gabe Pierce on Unsplash

“Good day” the automated voice said as Ranold approached his autonomous vehicle. The vehicle’s front camera and sensors identified him almost immediately from his smartwatch beaming his digital identification abroad. It always amazed Ranold how fast technology paced itself in the 2020s.

At one point, he had to drive his own car.

That alone is baffling he thought to himself as he approached the “driver’s” side and climbed into his communal shell of advanced transportation. As the car door automatically closed, his usual Spotify playlist began playing. However, Ranold didn’t exactly feel like his usual playlist today. As the in-car cameras read his unsatisfactory facial expressions and his neural implant informed the car, the music was immediately halted as his preferred podcast began playing. Just as the mere thought finished playing out in Ranold’s mind.

Seeing that his highrise apartment building was near the latest autonomous lane, it took no time at all for his tech-consumed vehicle to reach the standard 150 mph speed limit. Being in the tech-welcoming home of San Francisco sure does have its benefits compared to the normal 1–2 hour mind-numbing commute on the interstates.

Maybe it was a mistake spooling up this podcast Ranold pondered. With these speeds, I should have known that would be able to finish my podcast in..

Of course, just as the thought came to a close, his neural implant and car came to aid his mild inconvenience and switched back to one of his favorite post-rock tracks. Just as the song progressed towards the best part of the chorus, the music’s volume dimmed in the cabin as the car approached the autonomous drop-off lane of the selected destination: Ranold’s workplace.

Endcalp Incorporated Ranold mentally noted from the giant corporate sign. It might be welcoming to new clients and customers but to him, it was a reminder. Something that kept prodding him forward to his eventual goal of not working here anymore.

With the recent full purchase of his rather expensive autonomous car, he’s been able to put it on the autonomous ride-sharing service offered by the same car manufacturer. If this works as promised by the over-excited sales rep he had a video conference with, the daily revenue alone will easily replace the income he collects from Endcalp Incorporated. This includes all commissions and the rising value of the company shares he’s currently holding.

He had to stop himself from grinning too much as he walked through the entrance. The separating automated doors greeted his presence. Sure, he only passed in his two-week notice yesterday, but bad news spreads unbelievably fast when everyone has neural implants. He also didn’t want to be terminated too soon in case his vehicular investment turns sour.
October recap: Automated driving safety
By: Mohsen Khalkhali
Tags: Autonomous Cars, Insurance, Self Driving Cars, Safety

October recap: Automated driving safety

In this series, we’ll provide updates on the major news and developments in the world of automated driving safety. Feel free to send me your comments or point me to relevant news to be featured in the next post.

There were three major updates in October:
Livox Tech, an Emerging Brand in the AV LiDAR Ecosystem
Tags: Autonomous Cars, Lidar, Self Driving Cars, Sensors, Safety

Livox Tech is one of the emerging companies in the field of laser radar i.e. LiDAR sensor technology. The 2016 founded Chinese company is backed by leading company such as DJI which provides investment, sales, and channel support. Moreover, Livox Tech has developed innovative opt electric and opt mechanical solution which helps for encouraging the adoption of LiDAR technology for different industries. They have developed Mid-40/Mid-100 LiDARs which are cost-efficient with high performance. In addition, their LiDAR can accurately sense three-dimensional information under numerous conditions which are designed for autonomous driving, robotics, drones, and surveying applications.

Henry Deng joined Livox Tech, in February 2019 and is currently Head of Business Development Partnership. Henry is responsible for promoting robotics technology & intelligent hardware’s so it can shift the needs of both consumer and industries. Prior to Livox Tech, he is also working as Head of Global Professional Product Line at DJI. Henry Deng has more than 7 years of experience in the field of technology, and he has held a number of the position in marketing.

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Voyage Partners with First Transit
By: Nina Qi
Tags: Automation, Autonomous Cars, Machine Learning, Self Driving Cars, Startup

Voyage + First Transit

First Transit is the industry leader in autonomous mobility solutions, and we are thrilled to be able to collaborate with them. First Transit has over 60 years of hand-on experience in every facet of transportation operations, maintenance, technology, and administration. Whether it is door-to-door or shuttles, wheelchair accessible vehicles, rural or urban transit systems, or ADA paratransit services, First Transit has done it all. They operate in 335 locations, carrying more than 300 million passengers annually throughout the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. As their name suggests, they understand transit.

With First Transit’s extensive transit mobility experience, logistical challenges like deploying, servicing, and charging thousands of vehicles every day become much more manageable. This enables Voyage to focus on what we do best — developing a robotaxi service — and ultimately accelerates our time to market. Most importantly, we are accelerating our time to market with an understanding of what it takes to scale. This allows us to make the right decision today, to not only grow in an efficient, cost-effective way, but to also to provide the reliable, affordable robotaxi service that customers want.
Reinventing how Autonomy is Done
By: Whistle Ignite.
Tags: Autonomous Cars, Self Driving Cars, Subscription Economy

Autonomy is too expensive. Pioneers are looking to change the way the technology is financed. Now £1,000 a month is all you need to get started

First published in Autonomous Vehicle International on October 15, 2020

With even a cursory glance from a layman’s perspective, the whole business of driverless vehicles might, at first sight, appear to be a case of unfettered navel-gazing by technologists and engineers. After all, who exactly is it that will be able to afford to buy or run vehicles that drive themselves? Motorists are struggling to fund the leap to EVs, let alone AVs, while the light public transport industry and last-mile delivery is premised on franchised business models that save the operator from making capital investments in the vehicles, instead transferring this obligation to private operator/owners.

So just where is this flood of money going to come from to make AVs commercially viable? The well-rehearsed argument from the AV industry is essentially twofold — firstly, removing drivers from vehicles in the commercial sector will reduce costs. And while removing this operating overhead won’t dent the capex required to buy an autonomous vehicle, the progressive reduction of cost as technologies become ubiquitous and commoditised will take care of the rest. And there you have it, the economic case to make AVs profitable.

The premise is, at best, weak. Some time ago, StreetDrone grabbed the headlines when they amortised the published Waymo investment funds of $3b across their fleet of 600 robotaxis and suggested that each vehicle might represent $5m of cost. While the economics employed here are no more robust, the broad point is clear. It will be a jolly long wait for the technologies required for sophisticated AVs to become anything near commercially viable for any use case short of travelling to the moon.

Taxi for Armstrong, Neil Armstrong?

So while the industry is head down, chasing the next AI hazard perception solution or new LiDAR tech, StreetDrone have focused their minds on solutions to make autonomous technology a reality for businesses.

The first step the company took to reduce cost and increase access to autonomous solutions was to build speciality around low-speed applications. It is speed that kills commercial viability, and in most cases, getting a parcel delivered or a road swept at break-neck speed is not a contingent factor for the use case. Moreover, even at slow speeds, autonomous passenger services can double or triple average urban traffic journey times, so even with the most impatient form of cargo, speed is not important and getting rid of it plunges the technology requirement and cost by orders of magnitude.

The second, ground-breaking step StreetDrone took was to embrace open-source as a solution to reduce software costs. This well-travelled path has delivered exponential advances for small incremental costs based on mutual interest and collaboration, powering the rise of globally significant platforms such as Linux.
Tesla FSD Beta is out!
By: James Crawford
Tags: Full Self Drive, Autonomous Cars, Disruption, Beta Testing, Tesla

Checkmate Big Auto. Especially those with a supposed autonomous solution.

On Tuesday, October 20th, 2020, Tesla released a limited access beta version of their long-awaited full self-driving software. This allows for Level 4 Autonomous driving for the lucky Teslas of early access owners that received the OTA (Over The Air) update. The hardware has been in newly-produced Teslas and/or readily available for existing eligible Teslas for a few months now. However, this is the first true taste of what full self-driving capabilities await us in the coming years.

Navigate On Autopilot is nothing new. Awareness of traffic lights in the UI of Tesla’s iPad-sized screens is almost old news at this point as well. However, being able to truly see what the cars see and how it catalogs different objects by color is quite extraordinary. Not only garbage bins, other moving vehicles, traffic lights, bicycles, and pedestrians… but also curbs, medians, and different types of traffic lines and painted symbols. It can even make left & right turns at intersections while looking for traffic and successfully navigate roundabouts! This is true computer vision. Not at its finest as this is still beta software, but Mr. Musk was not kidding at how epic the FSD software truly is even during its alpha stage.

Not sure how long it will be before other reasons get FSD beta access. There’s a lot of corner cases to rule out. It can navigate on the right side of the road with minimal issues, even without lane markings. However, there is the European market to consider. The software has left to drive publically on the left side of the road. Regardless, the millions of specific driving scenarios will be ironed out in the neural net as more Teslas ramp up the driving miles needed to thoroughly test the neural logic.

This is the ultimate autonomous win for Tesla. They’ve brought the future of science-fiction to reality and thrown Big Auto and Big Oil’s reality into the history books. Queue the inevitable mic drop.
How Ford’s Next-Gen Test Vehicle Lays the Foundation for Our Self-Driving Business
By: Ford Motor Company
Tags: Autonomous Cars, Automation, Technology, Self Driving Cars, Business

How Ford’s Next-Gen Test Vehicle Lays the Foundation for Our Self-Driving Business

A fourth-generation self-driving test vehicle from Ford and Argo AI

Launching a self-driving service is complex. Many different pieces need to come together to create a trusted and scalable self-driving service that provides value to customers and the cities they operate in. At Ford, we are taking a thoughtful approach to how we bring together all these pieces to help shape the future of self-driving vehicles. One important part of this service is the vehicle, which will allow us to stand up our self-driving business.

Meet the Fourth Generation Self-Driving Test Vehicle: Beginning to roll out this month, Ford and Argo AI‘s fourth-generation self-driving test vehicles are built on the Escape Hybrid platform and feature the latest advancements in sensing and computing technology. The Escape Hybrid is also the architecture and platform we have chosen to use to bring our autonomous vehicle service online.

What This Means for our Self-Driving Service: The systems we’re incorporating into our newest test vehicles are “launch-intent” in terms of the components we believe will be needed to support commercialization. What this means is that with a well-defined architecture and platform in the Escape Hybrid, our team can continuously test and refine performance over the coming years to better prepare us for launch. Everything we learn while using them can be channeled directly into our self-driving service as soon as it starts serving customers.

Here is a glimpse of the engineering advancements you’ll see on the new vehicles.
Feedback's and their effects on the receiver ?
Tags: Emotional Intelligence

So first of all i want to ask a question : Do you think that a supportive feedback can mislead the receiver evaluating his own performance ? If true how do we prevent that ?

In my opinion i think it’s true ,because supportive feedback allows you to give your opinion in a clear and precise manner, without causing any upset to the receiver. It is like a positive vibes to push him to give more next time ,Otherwise he will accepted like a challenge to appreciate you next time .

So as a conclusion supportive feedback can be used to correct behavior or to encourage a repeat of appropriate behavior. It is difficult for people to view their own life objectively.
Why My Heart is Always Open
By: Susie Pinon
Tags: Self, Spirituality, Emotional Intelligence, Self Growth, Self Love

Why My Heart is Always Open

Photo by Aliyah Jamous on Unsplash

With every new person I meet, I learn more about myself an others around me. I realize that there is only so much that one can give until they are left feeling empty. I am reminded that there is nothing we can do to change others. We can express how we feel when boundaries are crossed or we feel we have been disrespected. And at the end of the day, the only person that we can change is ourselves.

And that isn’t a bad thing. Living with my heart wide open has granted me such magical life experiences and wise life lessons. With each new experience I have in life, it helps me to love myself more. I am forced to grow and evolve and be made uncomfortable. When I am faced with difficult decisions or I am overflowing with doubt, I am able to tune in to my intuitive mind. I am able to let go and put my trust in the Universe.

Over the past week, I had become very disturbed by something. As tears streamed down my face, I spoke to the Universe and asked for clarity and peace. I didn’t ask to be rid of the pain or sorrow. I feel blessed to be graced with the richness of my emotions. I did find myself questioning my behaviors of the past, and what summoned this karmic energy to grace me seemingly out of the blue. I am not one to believe in coincidences, and in that moment I begged for my sins to be forgiven. I felt that at that moment, I was paying some karmic debt.

Even so, the emotional release granted me peace as well as lethargy. And at just the right moment, I received a phone call from a dear friend who lent a listening ear. I sobbed to her as my hands sat on my steering wheel. I told her I couldn’t figure out what I had done wrong to cause this person to act this way. She empathized, and the sound of her voice soothed me as I felt my shoulders fall.

We breathed deeply together as I choked back tears and tried to compose myself before work. I suddenly came to the realization that my value hadn’t decreased just because someone else failed to see my worth. For me, this was a powerful realization about life itself. And a sense of intuitive oneness with myself shivered through my being.

And each time I am left with a palpitating heart and quivering soul, I become stronger. I love myself more. I remind myself that I am a powerful, independent, exuberant ball of light, and that no one can dim my shine. I bask in my capacity to trust my intuitive mind. I am pleased with the Universe’s undying ability to send me all of the answers I need at precisely the right time, definitive in nature.

I hold myself in its human form. I feel the warmth of my body and soul. I do what makes me happy and I leave what doesn’t. I am learning to love myself more each day, and I am proud of the person I am becoming. I feel such a propensity to trust my soul guides and connect with my star sisters in this lifetime.

And with grace, I breathe deeply and waste no time crying over someone who wasn’t meant to stay.
Make Your Emotions Assets, Never Liabilities.
By: Javier Rumi
Tags: Emotions, Emotional Intelligence, Happiness, Choices, Psychology

From burning anger to deepest love: Emotions are the most immediate physical responses from our body to essential signals from the outside world. They arise before and without thought, reasoning, or choice. Welcome our today’s guest: Emotions, from the Latin emotio -0nis: “Impulse that induces Action”

We could say that Emotions are reactions to external stimuli or to feelings themselves. The human emotional-system is our natural guidance system, developed through evolutionary trial and error over millions of years. It is most useful when we don’t try to fight it (far more useful, I would say)

Long story short: Emotions are not always reliable. In some situations, they help us cut through appearances and illusions, working as a kind of internal radar. But, and here comes one realization that pretty much changed my life: “The map is not the territory.”

The emotion that I am starting to experience now is not speaking a fact; it is not making a statement: It is (only) building up for signaling something; it is DATA, not INFORMATION. We need to learn to treat them as such; data, not information.

Emotions are full of wisdom, bringing both shortcuts and shortcircuits with them, as they are not fully compatible read-ready for our prefrontal cortex.

Now,…imagine trying to correct troubling emotions->feelings->thoughts: That chain guides us to focus unnecessarily on them and on solving them. What is the point of trying to solve a thought (that arose from emotion) as it would be a fact? Or trying to change it from negative to positive? that is a sure way for suffering. Again, is data not yet information…
Want your kids to help? Stop asking them for help!
By: Curt Jordan
Tags: Parenting, Emotional Intelligence, Family, Children, Mindfulness

Hello, I’m Curt Jordan. The founder of Kong Academy. A place for kids to thrive!

What can you do if your kids are not as helpful as you want them to be (and let’s face it, most kids aren’t)? The first thing that you need to do is

stop asking them for help instead ask them “Who is willing to be a helper?”

The moment you stop asking them for help and you start asking them, “Who’s willing to be a helper?” you changed the form of the question from being about you to being about them instead. It’s not so much about your needing help but about them identifying as a helper which is more motivating to kids. It shows them a way to become more independent and grow their responsibility.

If I say, “Hey, are you willing to help me?” you might not want to help. To be fair, most times people don’t feel like helping, but they want to help people.

Whenever possible, it’s a good idea to say, “Look around for ways that you can be a helper.” instead of giving them a specific task.

We offer them an opportunity to grow their kindness and their generosity and we are raising children who are willing to be of service to each other, which is ultimately what we want for our kids.

So, if you want your kids to help out more at home start asking them, “Are you willing to be a helper?” and stop asking them for help. An easy way to get more help!

Want to watch the YouTube video? Here is the link.
50/50
Tags: Brain Training, Emotional Intelligence, Trust, Human Behavior, Philosophy

Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash

“The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.”

(Ernest Hemingway)

Should we trust each other or should we not? is and has been principle psychological issue, which we go through from every moment and second. It has been part of philosophical debate since the ancient times. Philosophers have been divided in their opinion about what “Trust” is actually, for few it is reliance that person will do them right and for others it is a process of reciprocity in which they will receive what they give. If it is so then why do people complain of being wronged and betrayed, when it is their own choice at the first hand? where is the fault and who is at the fault?

“Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.”

― Democritus

When a person has an experience relating trust there are two outcomes from two different types of people. Some watch out next time after they have burnt their hands once and take measured steps. On the other hand some instead of tracking back what happened keep on repeating the same cycle. So, what’s the difference among those whose trust is broken by and then and those who go through such crisis lesser. It’s the basic instinct of humans to avoid danger and never let guards down in times of risk. Same goes for trust if we are going to trust same person again and again who broke the trust who is to blame? But why do we trust the same person again it’s wired in our brains to affirm ourselves and we take every opportunity to do so even the outcome is toxic experiences.

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash

There are always open chances and probabilities of being a person to be trustworthy or not but consequences depends partially on us, to how much to share and with whom though it’s good to believe in odd prospects to be even, still when it is unambiguous it will be sheer recklessness to do so. The middle path may be safe one here to take the chances but not to gamble what’ rare, to not abandon who wont leave us.

The fault is not in our stars but we want to trust and want to be trusted.
Jupiter / Saturn in Aquarius | A New Season
By: Bybreen Samuels
Tags: Life, Emotional Intelligence, Self Improvement, Astrology, Leadership

TODAY’S HOROSCOPE — DECEMBER 21st 2020

The Winter Solstice coincides with Jupiter and Saturn’s seismic shift from Earth to Air signs. They reflect changes in Nature’s Seasons and Cycles. The former takes us through the shortest day of the year followed by increases in daily sunlight. This aperture allows you to adjust your gaze to see more of the world around you.

The Solstice invites you to refresh your memory because the new season starts its travels through Capricorn. So it covers the ground that Jupiter and Saturn have just left. You are given another opportunity to re-evaluate your relationship with power, ambition and authority. Then plan how you can integrate this superpower, to uplift others.

This is useful to do because Capricorn is the final frontier for personal achievement. Aquarius and Pisces are signs that transition you from your ego-driven centre into transpersonal living. The Jupiter and Saturn Conjunction at 0 degree of Aquarius, help you ascend into this lifestyle. Wave goodbye to the idea of ‘Me First’ and embrace thinking about how to create a ‘We First’ approach.

New Year’s Resolutions are usually set at the end of the year. Instead of waiting until then, write them today. The Solstice and Air Conjunction are new beginnings and can be treated like a New Moon offering. When Jupiter and Saturn enter a new element, they start a 200 year cycle. We have just finished the earth cycle that emphasised the physical form.

Now Aquarius kick starts the era of conceptual thinking and activities for the collective. It’s a fixed signed where Jupiter and Saturn will breathe life into it for the next 20 years. Symbolically, Aquarius is the ideal person, often shown as an angel that brings messages to the masses.

How can you inspire, guard and at times struggle to convince people to do the right thing?

Innovative ideas and technology are just two facets that will positively transform our shared experiences. Now is a great time to follow Steve Jobs’ advice of, ‘Put a ding into your universe.’
Tomorrow
By: Kern Carter
Tags: Anxiety, Beauty, Creativity, Emotional Intelligence, Love

Image by Diana Simumpande

These days don’t feel like days anymore.

LA felt like last year. I can’t remember Seattle.

Tomorrow feels like yesterday.

I’m trying my best to breathe. Deep. Slowly exhale.

If I tell you I’m OK with time taking its time, I’m lying. I wish my destiny would speed up but slow the days down.

Where’s my faith?
4 Reasons Why and How You Should Love Yourself Appropriately.
By: Tatiana Santana
Tags: Emotional Intelligence, Self Improvement, Self Love, Love, Mental Health

SELF IMPROVEMENT

4 Reasons Why and How You Should Love Yourself Appropriately.

Self-love is so important for the simple fact that you can not love and care for others in the right way if you do not love yourself. Tatiana Santana Follow Dec 21, 2020 · 3 min read

Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash

Why is self-love important?

Self-love is so important for the simple fact that you can not love and care for others in the right way if you do not love yourself. Elizabeth Mena on wordpress.com stated that “ When you fully love yourself, this gives you the opportunity to move through the world with a deeper compassion for others”, and I find so much truth in that statement myself.
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE COVID-ERA WORKPLACE: WHAT CAN LEADERS SAY AND DO?
By: Everything You Do Is Amazing
Tags: Management, Work, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Covid 19

Uncertainty, freak out, sadness, new roles, new rules, all happening at work now in the COVID-era. What should managers and leaders do?

Emotional Intelligence requires addressing the moment head-on with a deft understanding of the unique feelings that this era elicits.

One powerful and meaningful action managers and leaders can take is to facilitate conversations structured around the following questions.

*Good meeting hygiene applies–set a limited time, articulate your focus or intention, and make space for everyone.

**Additionally, empathic leadership can be as simple as earnest listening and voicing that everyone’s experience is legit.

Questions for your meeting on being professionals in COVID-times:

In work or other parts of life, what is something that you do that feels enriching or light-hearted? What are some effective or helpful ways you’ve found to delineate work time and work space if you are working from home? In your work, what are some new or different expectations you have that you think are appropriate right now given the pandemic? What are the values of this company and which ones are most important at the moment? What are your personal work values? What is helpful to remind yourself these days? What are self-care routines or activities that nourish and support you as a professional in your work? What’s most important to you about getting through this tough time? Do you feel it is OK for you to speak up, voice personal concerns, or take a day off if you need it? How about others, is it OK for them? How can you communicate these sorts of things with your customers and colleagues? Where do you go for warmth and certainty in these trying times? Bonus: What’s something you’re proud of recently?

These questions could be put in an email, a survey, or used to start meetings or in break out discussions.

Additional pointers:

Good team building is culture nurturing.

The leader’s mood should be positive, calm, and understanding .

. The meeting should be open, comfortable, and kind.

Remember the mantra “ Make space, take space ” — that is, to make time and space for everyone and encourage each individual to assert themselves and take time and space (particularly with those who might ordinarily be reluctant to “take space” for themselves.)

” — that is, to make time and space for everyone and encourage each individual to assert themselves and take time and space (particularly with those who might ordinarily be reluctant to “take space” for themselves.) Leaders should answer these questions, too.

Of course, many companies have so much more to do to adjust to these times than just ask a series of questions. But these conversations show emotional intelligence, are good for mental health, and, if done well, will elevate performance.
What Is Spirituality?
Tags: Health, Spirituality, Emotional Intelligence, Love, Mental Health

For a while, I thought spirituality was about crystals, tarot cards, and pink hair dye. Although I am a big fan of all those things, what I’ve realized is that there is so much more to it than that.

Spirituality is about paying attention, all the time. It is the result of living a conscious life, and it requires hard work and dedication.

I won’t attempt to define spirituality for you, or even for me, because it won’t do the term, or your own personal experience any justice. What I can do, however, is tell you what spirituality feels like. For me.

It is a constant, and often overwhelming feeling of love. It is a knowingness that we are all connected on the deepest of levels. And it is painful — it is a pain that runs so deep in my heart that sometimes, it’s difficult just to get through the day.

It is so raw, and so human — it’s hard work, and there are no instructions. Sometimes, (OK, a lot of times), I want to quit and give up and get a drink and just RELAX. But I don’t. I want to — and then I remind myself that the only thing more painful than experiencing it, experiencing life, is not experiencing it, because that would a life half lived and in my opinion, a life wasted.
Forget country pride, get RICH$$$
Tags: Stock Market, Entrepreneurship, Emotional Intelligence, Finance, Investing

Hello, it is Asian American here. I am sicking tired of erosive comments remarks about China or world order, let me ask you, does your country pride pays you dividend?

When your government gives you a big fat check for your harsh attacks about “how no other country can do well or better than my country” please let everybody know. Because I have never gotten one from China or America, lest Korea or India. It has come to a point of asking Me Myself & I: WTF is in this for me?

Fighting over something that doesn’t pay off is just like roosters picking on each other’s necks out of sheer adrenaline high, this is not even about territory or rights to mate, the f* are we doing in this mud? Who is ripping profits out of our words and emotions? You think going to war is fun? You can’t even handle a pandemic or wear a mask, you will shit your pants if you have to wear a bullet vest. Don’t hurt yourself honey.

Be brutally honest with yourself, this sore spot in your heart, that little twitchy feeling when you think that somebody else is doing better than you, is it JEALOUSY? If it is, then it is not country pride or love for greater good, but your EGO is activated, and your clouded judgement is holding you back from recognizing OPPORTUNITIES!

American dollar, Chinese yuan, Japanese yen, British pound, who gives a shit, as long as it is mine, it makes me happy, I want to make money, make love, I don’t want to make war, war is bad for business; unless you are selling weapons double dipping from governments then I see where you are getting at. Your pride doesn’t get paid, my pride doesn’t get paid, there is that. The quicker we get over our own emotional bullshit the faster we get real and ride the tide as it goes. Either way the table turns, I hope you get rich. As long as you get good money out of this turbulent time, I think looking back you will be glad that changes bring chances.

Diversify your portfolio, take risks, downsize, buy real estate, do whatever to ensure your own money game is strong. Being without money is a horrible feeling, another stimulus check can’t cover your six months’ rent. Your own ego is your biggest enemy, not some foreign country. We all fear things we don’t know, and that is why it is important to never stop learning, and plan ahead. To do this it requires you to be realistic and look into things that might offend your feelings.

Waste no more time arguing which country is the best, the winds of change will never agree. Listen to JLo, “Doesn’t money make you horny?”

Go get it tiger, get laid get paid.
Anger is not the only emotion
By: Anthony Odle
Tags: Manhood, Emotions, Emotional Intelligence, Anger, Choices

Anger is not the only emotion

I am a simple man and yet I am amazingly complex at the same time. I have a variety of roles to fulfil daily and all of them require my full focus and attention. My emotional awareness is part of what makes me up. Some people think being emotional is a weakness I would argue that not being emotional is a greater one. If you were living in total isolation with no contact with others then perhaps it wouldn't matter but if you live and work with other humans then this is an area that needs to be addressed.

I recently listened to a podcast by @talkingtomythoughts and was deeply impressed by the clarity of thought communicated by these young men. What struck me more was that in the absence of anger, their obvious passion was clear.

Sometimes as men, we can be led to believe that anger is the only emotion valued and yet there are many emotions all equally valid to cover the gamut of experiences we will encounter in our lives.

Largely seen as a weakness, this modern myth needs to be shattered. We have in our amazing bodies tear ducts that fulfil a specifc role. Tears can be triggered in a number of ways ranging from empathy and surprise to anger and grief.

What I find funny is that for many parents the sound of your newborn child crying at birth is a comforting sound letting you know that they are alive and well.

And yet tears are not the only sign of emotion.

Can someone be too emotional? For who? What if the emotion is happiness? What then?

What if being told you are 'Too emotional' as a child leads to having 'No emotion' as an adult that in itself could be problematic.

As parents, particularly to boys/young men we must teach them to embrace all emotion, be able to talk about all emotion, survive the onslaught that emotion can bring and thrive as an emotional man.

Here are some emotions

Anger

Disgust

Enjoyment

Fear

Sadness

This website is a great starting point for discussing emotional triggers and strategies for working with and through them.

http://atlasofemotions.org/#introduction/
Emotional shift
By: Cassie G.
Tags: Young People, Teens, Emotional Intelligence, Emotions

The tricky thoughts of a teen.

Photo by Wallpaperflare

The human brain is a complicated thing. I’m not a psychologist or a doctor, I’m just a girl who sometimes doesn’t understand her own emotions.

Sometimes I feel like the happiest person in the world because I noticed the small things and I get really excited about them. For example, when the sun is setting and everything is so bright it looks 4HD, even though it has always been the same quality to my eyes. Sometimes it’s night time and I’m walking through the empty school yard, and the lights are on, I have my headphones in and I’m listening to some songs that I associate to a story in my head. During those times I just feel like the main character because the lightning and the sound vibrating through my body make me feel special.

But other times I get the sensation that everyone around me hates me, that I’m egocentric and meaningless. That everyone gets bored by my conversations and why can’t I just seem to shut up.

It’s a funny thing, the human mind. It’s funny how my geography teacher always sees me in a bad mood because I always get sad during her classes even though I actually like the subject. It’s funny how I’m always happy around my Portuguese teacher, even though I despite her class.

And it makes me wonder — why do I feel so good about myself some days and others I feel like a burden? I’m sure all of you can understand what I’m saying, I mean, one moment you could be swinging your arms from a window car while listening to music and the next moment you’re looking at your lap and thinking oh my god what has my life become.

One moment, the person you like is holding your waist and telling you how to kiss, even though you both are wearing masks — because Covid — and the next moment you’re thinking he just did that because he wants to play with my emotions.

One moment you’re sad because someone brought up your trauma without knowing, and the next moment you’re laughing with your friends because someone said something really funny and you couldn’t keep it in.

Maybe it’s the hormones, maybe I’m just mentally unstable, I don’t know, but I like the felling. It makes me feel alive.
Did You Pass?
By: Bybreen Samuels
Tags: Emotional Intelligence, Spirituality, Life Lessons, Astrology, Leadership

TODAY’S HOROSCOPE — DECEMBER 19th 2020

Cup your hands to catch the last gift from Jupiter as it breaks free from Capricorn’s straightjacket. It cannot wait to soar across this border to enter Aquarius. Even though you felt constricted for most of this year, Jupiter still managed to hand out certificates. The assignments that you had to complete were; living with integrity, showing moral conduct and business ethics.

Judging by your own standards, did you pass with flying colours? If not, examine the data from your actions. Look at the distance between who you were called be and how you actually showed up. No doubt you’ll see a number of lessons that can be turned into wisdom. Whatever you come up with will be the teachable moments that Jupiter left for you.

The breezy fire and air connection between the Sun, Mercury and the Moon, allow easy integration. This is because the Sagittarian Sun / Mercury conjunction bestows you with truthful insights. And their sextile with the Moon in Aquarius allows objective emotional engagement with these nuggets. When you blend this collection you’ll experience a level of inner peace. The reason for this is because there’ll be harmonious flow between your ego, unconscious mind and memory.

Mars in Aries, adds to this positive vibration. By aiding the Sun and Mercury, it enables you to take effortless action to share your knowledge. This ultimately satisfies what the Moon in Aquarius is waiting for.
A List of Public Places Where I Cried in 2018
By: Krista Montelpare
Tags: Womens March, 2018, Emotional Intelligence, Crying, Year In Review

A Note: This was written in 2018 but today, after contemplating a year in which I was rarely in public due to the global pandemic and therefore cried mostly in the discomfort of my own home, I felt pulled to share this list as a reminder that, when we resume our practice of regular public gathering, you can once again expect to see me crying at various venues and occasions.

A year in review is generally saved for celebrating accomplishments. Most take the opportunity acknowledge their hard work and achievements. Personally, when I look back on 2018, I recall a year filled with both victory and defeat.

Since I’m prone to weeping at either occasion, I figured “why not choose the latter to plot my own memorable benchmarks?”

Yes. I do cry all the time. Sometimes it’s joy. Sometimes it’s because of normal hard stuff that I’m experiencing personally. Sometimes it’s because I’m stressed and overwhelmed. Sometimes it’s empathy overload. Sometimes it’s frustration with politics, the environment, and the state of the world. You know, the usual.

Crying is normal. Crying in public, while nothing to be ashamed of, is less…normal. While I’m okay at hiding it — when I want to — I often don’t care enough to be subtle. I find a good wail really overpowers any sense of modesty and decorum (in the moment, at least). Maybe you’ve even been one of the unfortunate souls to witness my weeping. Or, even better, have you every joined me in a good cry?

I present to you, without any context, this highlight reel of some of the more indelible locations where I succumbed to my emotion burden in 2018.

Cried several times throughout the emotional protest and march at the 2018 Women’s March in Baltimore — an appropriate location for a public angry cry.

I’m okay with being vulnerable and I’m sure [2021] will hold many more opportunities to shed a few tears.

Happy New Year. May you stand strong in the face of your challenges — and feel free to get a little weepy now and again.
Being ‘emotionally regulated’ does not equal being ‘calm’
By: Natasha Sniehirova
Tags: Regulation, Emotions, Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Regulation, Calm

Everywhere we can read about emotional intelligence and importance of understanding, naming and regulating our emotions.

However, somewhere along the line we’ve lost the definition of ‘emotional regulation’ and somehow it became synonymous with ‘calmness’.

And so when you are being reasonably upset about something, for instance, people act like you are being emotionally dysregulated.

But emotional regulation does not mean the absence of sensation or emotions and it does not equal calmness.⁣

Regulation is about our capacity to exist in and name our emotions while having access to the logical part of our brains.⁣ Meaning, you don’t have to be calm in a terrible situation. You can be regulated and furious, you can be regulated and sad and so forth.

You nervous system does what it does for a reason. Listen to it and don’t be ashamed for any of it if all you are doing is staying true to your own feelings and emotions.

Let me know in the comments what you think
How You Communicate
By: Andy Ang
Tags: Emotions, Emotional Intelligence, Communication, Listening, Mindfulness

How You Communicate

Photo by Amy Reed on Unsplash

Seriously.

This is not yet another article on Effective Communication. Instead, it is about Emotional Communication.

When the mouth spewed faster than the heart

Emotional communication is a process of exchanging messages that evokes and influence a person’s emotional state. This includes both verbal and non-verbal messages, that are mostly received by one another intentionally, but sometimes unintentionally.



Sigmund Freud, the founding father of Psychoanalysis, once said that “Words have a magical power. They can bring either the greatest happiness or deepest despair.”

When you receive a message of “I love you” from your lover, will that bring a smile to your face? That feeling of being loved, the happiness and that connectedness.

On the contrary, how about “I hate you!” from your lover? Will this bring tears to your eyes? The uncontrollable feeling of pain, hurt and sadness. That can even anger you sometimes.

The lesson here — you need to watch what you say and how you speak to others. You will never know just what difference you can make nor the impact you might bring to others, with just your choice of words.

In our daily life, nobody can run away from communicating with others. At home, at work, in the restaurant, on the subway, along the corridor. We are always communicating.

The way we communicate has will trigger an experience for others.

Wittingly or Unwittingly

Non-verbal communication such as eye-contact can carry a message too. Pardon me, in fact, more than just a message or two!

For example, a message of acknowledgement can be sent via a soft gaze at one another, while a message of disapproval can be sent across with a “rolling eyes” action. Now when we add all these along with how others can interpret that message… It can start to get wild!

Let’s now look at some verbal communication examples, along with some choice of words and the tonality:

A simple, “Ya, right.” Can sound so different and carries a different meaning when we change its pacing and tonality.

“Ya…… Right……” while we dragged the dots using an unusually low tone — suggests the meaning: “I don’t believe in whatever you are saying…”

On the other hand, a “YA! RIGHT!” with a high-pitched tone, will send a message of: “Yes, I agree with you!”

You can be working as a customer-facing staff. Perhaps you are just chatting with your colleagues at work. During dinner conversations with your family members. During each engagement, it will be immensely helpful for you to be aware of the way you are communicating, always.