Brian Remer, creator of Firefly News Flash and author of Say it Quick!
(From Brian's Brain)
Your ability to sift through competing sensory input and focus on what’s important is a critical success factor. It’s not easy to balance lower brain emotional reactions with analytical upper brain functioning. Fortunately, Daniel Goleman offers insight and advice in his book, Focus. Read a review of Focus in the December 2014 issue of Firefly News Flash.
Power Tip: Focusing on the negative activates distressful emotions leading to avoidance rather than solutions.
Read more in the December 2014 issue of Firefly News Flash:
http://www.thefirefly.org/Firefly/html/News%20Flash/2014/December%202014.htm