“The goal of The Gleanery was to create a fine dining restaurant that convinced diners to play a role in addressing this fundamental issue of abundance,” said Ismail in when we spoke. “By leveraging purchasing power to decrease the amount of food waste, you're basically working towards closing the gap in access.” 

“The biggest issues of our time are calling all of us to develop a whole-systems understanding of the world—to acknowledge that the whole is more than the sum of its parts—and to listen, deeply and consistently, with all of our senses, in order to strategize a more sustainable and equitable future.”

“In Daniel Goleman’s framework of Emotional Intelligence, empathy refers to our ability to sense and feel the thoughts, emotions, and perspectives of others. Patients with empathic physicians are more likely to follow their medical regimes; kids surrounded by empathetic adults are less likely to have behavioral issues; and people who demonstrate high amounts of empathy are less likely to feel depressed. In the workplace, the benefits of empathy are many.” 

“In Daniel Goleman’s framework of Emotional Intelligence, Achievement Orientation is the drive to succeed at our goals. One of four self-management competencies, it refers to the ability to set meaningful and important milestones for ourselves— to take risks, embrace challenges and stay consistent in our efforts to do what is important to us.” 

“This ability—to see the good in an inherently challenging situation —is what Daniel Goleman calls Positive Outlook. One of four self-management competencies in Goleman’s framework of emotional intelligence, Positive Outlook refers to our ability to see the best in people, situations, and events.” 

“Being adaptable doesn’t mean abandoning your boundaries, denying your feelings, and contorting yourself to meet the moment. It means staying clear-headed, emotionally present, and curious, even when your best-laid plans are interrupted. It means orienting around your purpose and your values to chart a new path ahead.” 

“Learning to manage our responses to strong emotions is a natural part of being human. In Daniel Goleman’s framework of Emotional Intelligence, the goal is to ‘Self-Regulate’ and to exhibit ‘Emotional Self-Control’. One of four self-management competencies, it refers to our ability to stay calm, clear, and collected in the face of distressing emotions and disruptive impulses.” 

“As an emotional intelligence coach, I often refer to self-awareness as home base. No matter which EI competency we want to work on, we always begin here.”

“When my client, a European physician, got diagnosed with COVID-19, we were almost eight weeks into a 12-week engagement. Within hours of my client’s diagnosis, she was relegated to a 120-square foot room in her own apartment. For the next two weeks her husband would drop meals at the door, taking care of her basic needs until she was allowed to re-occupy their apartment.”