EQ Gangster

Check out Episode 234 for Part 1 of discussing / addressing the valley.   In Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, I'm very comfortable in very uncomfortable positions. Why can't I have that same mindset w/my emotions?     All things related to life's valleys & funks.     Why am I so keen to run away from my valleys rather than lean into them?     How do you maximize your valleys?     How intentional are you at le...

Wow, such an engaging interview w/Jeff! Can't wait for you all to hear his skinny! Here are some of the questions we discuss:   How did your childhood contribute to where you're at today?    What issues do you feel your parents had that affected / impacted you?    How did you become emotionally intelligent?    How can 1 develop that ability to begin questioning ourselves & challenging ourselves? ...

If you're ready to take your emotional growth to the next level, join the EQ Mafia at https://www.eqgangster.com/ .

How would you rate your overall well being?    How would you define your overall well being?    What factors contribute to your well being?    In this fun interview, Traci shares her process for ensuring one creates the best, most effective well being possible through her proven, time-tested tools.   She puts a fun spin on "Wellness" & "Being" & talks about her principle of "Wellbeingness".    She...

  This episode is sponsored by ClassicalConversations.com.   How aware are you of your (personal & professional) boundaries?    How are your Boundaries serving you?    How effective are your Boundaries?    This episode is all about analyzing & evaluating your Boundaries to see if you might be due for a Boundaries overhaul.    Be sure to check out:  Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend...

We discuss each of our respective stories created around food and how those stories impacted our lives.    Hannah & Ciara share how to change those potentially unhealthy stories to create a healthier more productive relationship w/food.   Where do your stories around food come from?    How are they serving you?    Hannah & Ciara share some great tips & advice on how to begin creating healthier rel...

This episode is sponsored by the EQ Mafia. If you'd like to join a safe, supportive, equipping community of like-minded leaders that are all working on our emotional fitness, check out the EQ Mafia. Visit eqgangster.com for more details.   One of the best ways to connect more effectively & more deeply with others is to validate & affirm their emotions.    How often do you validate & affirm others...

Such a great conversation w/a very successful entrepreneur, speaker, executive coach, author & Air Force Veteran, Dom Faussette!    Be prepared for a very real, eye-opening conversation that is akin to verbal smelling salts.    He shares some relatable, convicting stories of how he went from being suicidal to sucessful entrepreneur.    He also shares some very somber, convicting stories from when...

This episode is sponsored by Lima Charlie Network. Visit limacharlienetwork.com for more details.   Whew, this story still nearly sends shivers down my spine when I reflect back on this moment in my past.   I'm so incredibly thankful to be on the other side of this story.   Emotions make terrible masters.    How in control are you of your emotions? How about when you get frustrated, upset or angry...

Have you ever been blinded by your loyalty to a toxic leader or toxic leadership environment?     Have you ever seen others blinded by their own loyalty even at the expense of how they're getting treated by the toxic leader?     How did it feel to watch others get mistreated as a result of their own loyalty to the leader or the organization?     How is culture impacted by the EQ of leaders?   Work...

This episode is sponsored by the EQ Mafia.    What do you think the relationship between Resilience & EQ is?  What does the Army Ranger Creed have to do w/resilience or EQ?    Can you be resilient w/out having a high EQ?    Can you have a high EQ w/out being resilient?    In this episode I explore some of those questions.     If you're ready to take your emotional growth to the next level, join th...

Have you ever thought about how your emotional intelligence impacts or "interacts" with your Strengths?    How does operating in your Strengths impact/affect your energy levels?    What is your recovery time when operating in your Strengths vs when you're not operating in your Strengths?   If you're not emotionally intelligent, your Strengths can actually be weaknesses.   Learning how to utilize y...

Dr. Weber started growing his emotional intelligence at 8 y/o playing a game w/his friends.   We also discussed some of the following questions:  How important is mentorship & coaching in one's EQ growth journey?   How does EQ impact effective coaching & mentorship relationships?    What are some common defense mechanisms?    Where does denial come from?   Where does our sense of self come from?  ...

This episode is sponsored by LimaCharlieNetwork.com .   Here are some great insights I've discovered on my own emotional growth journey and learning from my leadership coaching clients' emotional growth journey's:    Here is the first 10 lessons. The final 10 lessons are on the podcast / YouTube episode.   1.) You are not your emotions.   2.) Your emotions are real.   3.) Your emotions are data /...

This episode is sponsored by LimaCharlieNetwork.com .    Jean shares how her father sent her to the U.S. from Colombia when she was just 15 years old.    She was in 4 different high schools & then joined the Navy.   She encountered some toxic male leadership in Corporate America & finally said "enough is enough" when she started her own company.   She shares her operating principles as a CEO and h...

This episode is exclusively sponsored by Magic Mind! Visit http://magicmind.co/noble for more details! Enter ​​"noble20" for a 20% off your purchase of the world's first productivity beverage!   I share some interesting insights that Dr. Mark Mayfield shared with the EQ Mafia tonight.    What is the cognitive impact of our emotions?    How is our thinking, productivity, and quality of our decision...

Julian shares his fascinating story about how he crushed every academic endeavor he pursued from UC Berkeley, to New York University to Harvard Law School and even into being a successful corporate attorney…he then found himself wrapped up in consistent & overwhelming anxiety. He ended up quitting cold turkey as an attorney to seek how he could get mentally & emotionally healthier.    What questio...

This is an episode I'd recommend checking out on YouTube because of my backdrop in Buena Vista, CO!    Whew, this was a rough weekend for me due to the emotions hitting me hard about our teenage daughter growing up so quickly.   In this episode, I share what I did to help me calm down emotionally from all those big emotions and also some thoughts on parenting & boundaries as our children get older...

How many of you were living your dream life at 25 years old?    O'licia is living her best life & NOT keeping up with the Joneses.    O'licia shares some amazing insights as a young 25 y/o entrepreneur & podcast host about how she protects herself from society and manages to still march to the beat of her own drum.   She also has an amazing testimony about her therapy experience.   Diaries of High...

This episode is sponsored by Filter It Through a Brain Cell podcast. For more info, visit https://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/ .    I kick off this episode with a funny Winter Ranger School story during the Mountain Phase. It was a humorous interaction with one of my Ranger Instructors.   How tuned in are you to learning?    What's the relationship between EQ & learning?    How intentional a...

This episode is sponsored by the EQ Mafia. If you're ready to take your emotional growth to the next level, join the EQ Mafia at eqgangster.com. We discuss some great points that Alex covers in his book, "Identity". See below for his book details.   Here are some of the topics we discuss:  Eudaimonia Trauma Emotional regulation ideas Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Emotional reframing techniques Gratitude jou...

This episode is sponsored by Filter It Through a Braincell podcast. Visit filteritthroughabraincell.com for more info & to learn how to think critically!   This is a story of how a young "successful" millionaire is destroying his business by having a low EQ.    You cannot outrun a low EQ.   A low EQ will catch up w/you.   How will your EQ and/or your partner's EQ impact anything you attempt to do...

This episode is sponsored by ​​ https://www.limacharlienetwork.com/ .   I discuss some things to consider if you are interested in becoming some type of Coach or Therapist.   Why are you interested in something like that?    What value would you bring to your clients?    Who would your target audience be?   There is a massive disclaimer that I would love to encourage / challenge you with if this i...

Jahmaal's father struggled with drugs & alcohol.    How did your childhood affect you…not only as a child, but also as an adult?    Have you processed the emotional injuries you received during your childhood?   Your childhood IS impacting you…are you aware of it?   Jahmaal shares some powerful insights that he learned from his challenging childhood.   Some of his connections gave me insight into...