by Kathy Jacobson | Jul 9, 2023 | Choices, Emotional Power, Live on Purpose, Partner Mode, Personal Power
All emotions are relational. For instance, the relationships of Victim Mode are persecutor/victim, the relationships of Interpreter Mode are adversarial, and the relationships of Observer Mode are neutral. When we move into Partner Mode, the relationships are...
by Kathy Jacobson | Jun 28, 2023 | Choices, Emotional Power, Live on Purpose
While exploring Observer mode with a client, I commented on the ways choices multiply as you become neutral. With a laugh, he said, “But I already have too many choices. That’s part of my problem.” The relationship between power and choice can be summed up with a...
by Kathy Jacobson | Apr 29, 2023 | Emotional Power, Live on Purpose, Observer Mode
Back when I taught novel writing, I began compiling a list of emotions as a “cheat sheet” for writers. A couple of decades later, when developing the Modes of Emotion Diamond™, I began to examine emotions from a different direction, thinking of them in terms of energy...