Green Is A Process, Not A Status.

Our Brain Comes Hard-wired With An Urge To Play, One That Hurls Us Into Sociability. A Child's Play Both Demands And Creates Its Own Safe Space, One In Which She Can Confront Threats, Fears, And Dangers, But Always Come Through Whole. Play Offers A Child A Natural Way To Manage Feared Separations Or Abandonment, Rendering Them Instead Opportunities For Mastery And Self-discovery.

Ceos Are Hired For Their Intellect And Business Expertise - And Fired For A Lack Of Emotional Intelligence.

A Little Girl Who Finds A Puzzle Frustrating Might Ask Her Busy Mother (or Teacher) For Help. The Child Gets One Message If Her Mother Expresses Clear Pleasure At The Request And Quite Another If Mommy Responds With A Curt 'don't Bother Me - I've Got Important Work To Do.'

I Don't Think Focus Is In Itself Ever A Bad Thing. But Focus Of The Wrong Kind, Or Managed Poorly, Can Be.

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.