Compassion Begins With Attention.

Happy, Calm Children Learn Best

Although Traditional Incentives Such As Bonuses Or Recognition Can Prod People To Better Performance, No External Motivators Can Get People To Perform At Their Absolute Best. . . .wherever People Gravitate Within Their Work Roles, Indicates Where Their Real Pleasure Lies—and That Pleasure Is Itself Motivating.

Emotional Self-control-- Delaying Gratification And Stifling Impulsiveness- Underlies Accomplishment Of Every Sort

The More Socially Intelligent You Are, The Happier And More Robust And More Enjoyable Your Relationships Will Be.

Emotional 'literacy' Implies An Expanded Responsibility For Schools In Helping To Socialize Children. This Daunting Task Requires Two Major Changes: That Teachers Go Beyond Their Traditional Mission And That People In The Community Become More Involved With Schools As Both Active Participants In Children's Learning And As Individual Mentors.