Jim Lehrer Quotes

I'm a calm person who wants to talk about things and think things through.

The ability to manage your emotions and remain calm under pressure has a direct link to your performance.

The ability to remain calm and focused in stressful situations is central to making positive decisions.

I know I perform best when I stay calm.

Smart people tend to know what is happening in a group situation and how to deal with others in the most effective way. They ask good questions, listen to what others are saying, and stay engaged in conversations intently.

Motivation aside, if people get better at these life skills, everyone benefits: The brain doesn't distinguish between being a more empathic manager and a more empathic father.

Panic plays no part in the training of a nurse.

Emotional intelligence is your ability to recognize and understand emotions in yourself and others, and your ability to use this awareness to manage your behavior and relationships.

My dad probably gave me the best advice growing up. I think it's really just keeping your cool in situations and learning to balance everything.

I feel like you get more bees with honey. But that doesn't mean I don't get frustrated in my life. My way of dealing with frustration is to shut down and to think and speak logically.

When I went on to write my next book, Working With Emotional Intelligence, I wanted to make a business case that the best performers were those people strong in these skills.

I think I am aggressive, I think I am critical when it's necessary.

I don't think roles help you resolve your issues. I just think they're good markers.

The ability to take another perspective has become one of the keys to both sales and non-sales selling. And the social science research on perspective-taking yields some important lessons for all of us.

But once you are in that field, emotional intelligence emerges as a much stronger predictor of who will be most successful, because it is how we handle ourselves in our relationships that determines how well we do once we are in a given job.

In most job interviews, people say they are looking for people skills and emotional intelligence. That's reasonable, but the question is, how do you define what that looks like?

Cognitive therapy is based on the idea that when you change the way you think, you can change the way you feel and behave. In other words, if we can learn to think about other people in a more positive and realistic way, it will be far easier to resolve conflicts and develop rewarding personal and professional relationships.

Human emotion and reaction is the primary block to productivity.

I'm fine around other people's feelings. It doesn't make me nervous or anxious.

The more prepared I am, the calmer I will be.

Apparently, I'm the angriest man. I don't know. It's just an interpretation. If it was someone else, they might be called focused or competitive. I'm not that angry or grumpy, but if you want to say I'm angry because I'm focused or competitive, then that's okay.

We have to learn how to manage expectations.

Emotional intelligence is a very important skill set, not just to be happier but also to succeed professionally.

I've always been calm, and I'm very good in a crisis.

I don't think I get that upset over things.