If you haven't already heard, the return of the Pumpkin Spice Latte is just around the corner. (#Basic) The ingredients are making there way to Starbucks locations around the country and it's said to be available in stores around the end of August. The best part of all, this means Fall is just around the corner! As much as I've loved all the summer activities, I ready for the 100+ degree weather here in Sacramento to be over. And in case you were wondering, only 19 days left of Summer, live it up! 

This morning I listened to one of my favorite Podcasts, The Model Health Show and the topic was “Emotional Intelligence”. I find it really interesting that there are so many studies showing that emotional intelligence is a greater predictor of career success than having a high IQ!  Below are a the biggest take a ways for me:

4 things to consider with your emotions

1. Identify
2. Evaluate
3. Control- after evaluation, ask yourself, is it true? Is it accurate? All emotions have value but it’s important to control them rather than allowing them to control you.
4. Express

Raising your Emotional Intelligence

1. Read more fiction...
2. Play games (Board games & card games)
3. Meditate…This is the answer to life though
4. Sleep…Don’t be Tangry! (Tired and angry)
5. Practice Mindful Eating... How and why are you eating? Be present with your food.
6. Self Reflection
7. Observe Others

Last week Apple became the world’s first trillion-dollar company. Let’s attempt to put some context around this insane amount of money.

-  With a trillion dollars, you could buy 1 billion iPhone X’s.
-  Apple could give all 325 million people in the United States a check for $3,076.92.
-  Apple is now over triple the size of Samsung. (Insert iOS is better than Android joke).
-  Disney, Netflix, and AT&T could all be bought by Apple and it would still have $450 billion left over.
-  Apple could erase two-thirds of the nation’s student loan debt.

Being the first to a trillion dollars is certainly an amazing feat. I just have one question, with all that money, can Apple hire someone to design a charging cord that won’t fray within a year? That'd be great, mkay.