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Insights from our first EQ Mafia Membership training.    How is your EQ impacting or limiting your personality AND your strengths?    There are emotionally healthy AND unhealthy versions of each personality.   How emotionally healthy are you & how is that impacting how you show up to the world?    How is your emotional health impacting or limiting your strengths?    Could you have even stronger st...

Such a fun interview with Amy!    She shares her backstory & how her tumultuous relationship with her family ultimately led her to developing amazing self-awareness and into a successful career as a Life Coach.   Some of the excellent points she shares in this episode: How to develop self-awareness How to differentiate if you need a therapist or a coach What to look for in finding a therapist or a...

Free Course at eqgangster.com   EQ Mafia Opening Soon!    Have you ever had a coach?    When?    For how long?   Do a COACHING AUDIT    What was the impactful coach you've ever had?   What impact did they have on you?   What lessons did you learn from them?   Why were they so impactful for you?   Do you currently have a coach?    Why?   Why not?    Do you feel you're operating at your max potentia...

Lesson 1: A Real Estate Deal Gone Bad! (Don't lie. Can your character withstand scrutiny?)   Lesson 2: From Wuss to Warrior: Peter had previously disowned & denied Jesus 3x & then shortly thereafter, he began re-walking in his calling / purpose by healing many & bringing many into a relationship w/God.   Lesson 3: Do you even lift bro? Are you prepared for mental, emotional & spiritual conflict? T...

Some fun & insightful questions from an 18-year old young lady in my Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) class:    She asked me "So, Noble, what do you do?"   "I teach emotional intelligence."    "What does that mean?" she asked.   I responded, "I increase the capacity of high achievers."    She asked, "What's a high achiever?"   She asked the following questions: How does someone know if they need to work...

Genesis 4:1-17   Who would you rather be, Cain or Abel?    We are all much more like Cain than Abel.   That story is in the Bible to tell us we're much more like Cain than Abel…now what are we gonna do about it?    American Indian Cherokee Parable of the 2 wolves   God isn't true because the Bible said so. The Bible is true because God said so.    Hold my own beliefs up to objective Truth regularl...

How many physical environments have you been to that have gotten you emotional?     Where was it?   Why did you get emotional?   What season of your life was it?   I completely got emotional at Lake Cotton near Buena Vista, CO in the mountains as the yellow flickering Aspen leaves were changing.    It was almost a transformative experience just being there.   One of the most powerful environments...

  I was shocked at the amount of progress one of my corporate clients had in the span of just a week.    He demonstrated total ownership of his lack of emotional intelligence and took action on every single EQ exercise I recommended.   He created tremendous momentum in his emotional growth in just a week.   The EQ Mafia will be launching this month!    If you're new to EQ, check out our free cours...

So thankful for all of you.   What are the consequences of being ungrateful?    What are the consequences of not being mindful or present?    Depressed? Spending too much time in the past.   Anxious or stressed? Spending too much time in the future.   Mindful & present is the goal in getting a solid grasp of reality.   Control what you can control:  Actions Attitude Gratitude   What is the relatio...

1.) Who was the first cut God made from the Israeli army & why? 2.) Who ultimately remained on Gideon's army of 300 and why?  3.) Did God surround Gideon w/potentially fearless men because Gideon was afraid? 4.) Gideon appeared emotionally controlled by fear almost all the way up to the Israeli army's attack. 5.) Bonus--what impact did Gideon's lack of understanding his identity have on his leader...

Do I still care what people think of me as a recovering people-pleaser addict?   How did people-pleasing dilute my clear-cut goals for the future?   How important is goal-setting to you now as a recovering people-pleaser?   Would you say emotional & personal growth are the gateways to accomplishing any goal in your life?   How personality impacts goal-setting.   Financial independence w/out emotio...

I've had a few of my college classmates reach out to me completely out of the blue and share some kind words that have been rays of sunshine on a cloudy day.   Emotional / mental health to receive emotional / mental health to give   When is the last time you sent an encouraging message, text, letter, quote, thought to a friend out of the blue.   Try it.   Do it right now or as soon as you finish t...

If you had to rate your organization's teachability on a Scale from 1 - 10, how would you rate it?   How teachable are you?   Is being teachable or coachable important to you (as a leader)?   Your organization, family, team will value or reflect the values YOU value.   Would your team, staff, company, peers, say you're teachable? Why?   I was a part of an organization that was very narcissistic b/...

Want to share a huge breakthrough for me.   Massive POG: Proof of Growth for me!   How do you handle conflict?   How does conflict make you feel?   How do you know how "good" you are at conflict?   Who do you know that is good in conflict?   What does healthy, productive conflict look like?    How do you define healthy, productive conflict?   What stories / "truths" have you told yourself about co...

  First Responders Military Corporate America   Symptoms: Top Medical Guy at a large Army base (COL) Lots of suicide Lots of DUIs Lots of anger issues, domestic abuse, depression, etc...   Solutions: bandaids 1.) Lock up their weapons on post 2.) Close ABC liquor stores 1-2 hours sooner each day 3.) Have more Designated Drivers available 4.) Medication   SYMPTOMS are fine BUT STILL NOT ADDRESSING...

This episode briefly discusses the 5 dysfunctions of a team from Patrick Lencioni's book.   Each dysfunction is directly impacted by the individual & collective emotional intelligence of the team.   Each personality type views trust differently & that is incredibly important.   The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni https://www.amazon.com/Five-Dysfunctions-Team-Leadership-Fable/dp/078796...

Thank you for watching / listening, rating, reviewing, sharing & subscribing.   Corporate client who does a lot of work in healthcare—lots of hospitals & clinics around the country.   Visited one of largest in the state he was working in & it is at 60% staffed. And the staff who are there…are overworked, overwhelmed & completely exhausted—mentally, physically, & emotionally.   Going to possibly be...

Great life lessons shared by my Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Professor, 4th Degree Black Belt and world class athlete.    We discuss his BJJ journey from his childhood through his experience as a world class competitor and almost 20 years as a black belt.   How has your childhood impacted who you are today?   Who has inspired you throughout your life?   Who do you inspire?   How resilient are you?   How ha...

8.19.21   1.) Stuff & avoid leads to stewing & brooding    2.) Unpleasant emotions represent unmet needs.   3.) Stuffing & avoiding comes from shame?    4.) What is the relationship between value & performance? If I'm not doing something to earn it, shame may come.   5.) Cure for shame is vulnerability.    6.) Vulnerability to allow yourself to be seen & still be loved.    7.) We don't compare suf...

Rob shares his riveting life story of being almost aborted to finding out at age 6 that his 'dad' wasn't actually his dad. He shares stories & life lessons from his traumatic childhood & jumping out of a 3-story window trying to kill himself & even sexually assaulted by the worship pastor of a megachurch. So many things to pull out of his story one of which is the powerful lesson of forgiveness to...

Mentor Podcast Ep #4 Personality styles in relationship to emotional intelligence.   Dominant / Choleric personality and the Steady / Phlegmatic personalities are less emotional than the Sanguine / Influencer and Melancholy / Conscientious personalities.   What determines the depth & level of connection in relationships—personally & professionally?    How important is connection in relationships—p...

This episode covers a powerful extreme transformation of one of my corporate coaching clients.    I share the emotional exercise I gave him to do over the weekend that took him from being completely emotionally hijacked (an emotional "1" to a "9" emotionally in 2 days.   Join our EQ Membership at https://www.eqgangster.com/mafia

Powerful analogy about how our emotions impact us that can eventually lead to getting completely emotionally hijacked.   Unaddressed emotional issues can cause emotional "knots".    If we don't take the time / make the time to "massage" our emotional "knots" they WILL turn into an emotional "charlie horse" that can "lock up" your emotional "muscles".    You "massage" your emotional "knots" by "goi...