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dianatoscano
Feb 14, 20242 min read
Emotional intelligence: A game changer skill for leaders
Emotional intelligence is not a "yesterday’s" concept. Despite the first mentions in 1964 and then in 1966 in a paper related to...
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dianatoscano
Jan 31, 20242 min read
How is resilience part of the life flow?
I remember as if it were yesterday sitting on the u-bahn from Hauptbahnhof to Gerlingen. Next to me were my husband and a whole lot of...
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dianatoscano
Jan 10, 20242 min read
Curiosity: Slow down our chattering mind
There is a typical trait that everyone who has been in contact with me, even for brief moments, never forgets. My speed. In movements, in...
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dianatoscano
Jan 3, 20243 min read
Stay with the flow, go with the flow, be the flow
I am not going to lie. I have a hard time going with the flow. One more reason to choose it as my motto for 2024. After all, the idea is...
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dianatoscano
Dec 20, 20233 min read
How social media is lived: Allegory of the Cave in the 21st century
I was not a regular on social media. Which means I remember quite well my first interactions with this digital world. Before starting to...
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dianatoscano
Dec 14, 20233 min read
Self-betrayal: A mirror to the soul
Mid-life crisis. Is it just an age thing? Or is there something else behind? We hear stories of friends or friends of friends (sometimes...
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dianatoscano
Dec 6, 20232 min read
Competition: When does competitiveness become unhealthy?
I used to swim in competitions for a few years when I was younger. I remember getting nervous right before every swim trial. My hands...
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dianatoscano
Nov 30, 20232 min read
The story of a girl who felt alone but no longer lonely
Once there was a girl who felt she did not belong. Everywhere she went, she always felt lonely. During her childhood she used to spend a...
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dianatoscano
Nov 22, 20233 min read
In pursuit of life’s purpose: Are you willing to step up?
Find purpose. Sounds a bit daunting, doesn't is? What if it is about purpose finding you, rather than you search for it? When it comes to...
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dianatoscano
Nov 15, 20232 min read
Believer or non-believer: Taking a leap of faith inwards
A couple of weeks ago I was at the funeral of a family member. He lived a arduous yet full life. While I stood there listening to the...
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dianatoscano
Nov 8, 20232 min read
Navigating your libido from inside out
"I used to have much more sex in my young adulthood. Sex was better when I was younger. I had more pleasure back then. Sex is not that...
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dianatoscano
Nov 1, 20233 min read
Celebrating Halloween: Which (imaginary) costume is mirroring your inner world?
I am no fan of Halloween, though I have been more into it since I had kids. They get super excited about the spooky decorations and the...
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dianatoscano
Oct 18, 20233 min read
Love of power vs. Power of love
Where love rules, there is no will to power; and where power predominates, there love is lacking. The one is the shadow of the other. ...
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dianatoscano
Oct 11, 20233 min read
Trust, Betrayal, Forgiveness: The path to self-liberation
Curious fact about forgiveness is that it entails a betrayal which in turn implies that there was once trust. Sounds bewildering? Let me...
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dianatoscano
Oct 4, 20233 min read
Dropping expectations: The young man and the tree house
Let me start by telling you a story. There was a young man, very bright and active, who enjoyed working with his hands. He decided he...
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dianatoscano
Sep 27, 20232 min read
Self-discovery: A deep dive into your inner world
For the ones who know me or have been following me for the past couple of years, you know how personal development is a key element in my...
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dianatoscano
Sep 20, 20232 min read
Become intimate: Reaching the ultimate intimacy dimension with the love of your life
Today I am writing to all couples out there. Young, older, just married, not married, with kids, without kids, same genders, mixed...
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dianatoscano
Sep 13, 20232 min read
Love language: A story about being vulnerable
She was angry. She yelled at him across the room begging him to say anything, anything at all. He remained silent once more. They had...
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dianatoscano
Sep 6, 20232 min read
Summer break: Reconnecting to myself through my kids
This summer has been all about reconnection. Reconnecting to myself through my kids. I am a mom. Not a stay-at-home mom, but a working...
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dianatoscano
Aug 2, 20233 min read
Taking choices: How permanent do you believe your choices are?
The only permanent choice you need to make is to be a good person. I heard this phrase a few weeks ago while I was watching a TV show and...
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