EQ Gangster

If you feel an inkling to reach out to someone to tell them how they impacted  you or how much you love & appreciate them, reach out to them & tell them how they made you feel. Don't let them die without you telling them. You don't want to live with that regret. If there is a goal or dream you've always wanted, now is the time to pursue it. Don't wait. Don't hesitate. I learned the first lesson af...

How I feel after 2 months of being in a funk & some of the lessons I've learned.   Lesson from finally returning back to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) after taking 2 mos off.   BJJ is therapy for me, physically, mentally & emotionally.   Physical exercise is huge in helping us through emotional low points. Even 5 push-ups a day or 10 sit-ups or even just stretching. Do SOMETHING physical throughout an...

In this episode I share about the overwhelming power of reaching out to friends, family & co-workers that may or may not be struggling.   I share a couple very encouraging, even overwhelming stories of how so many in my life showed me support during the emotional funk I've been going through.   My neighborhood fb group supported me. My West Point classmates supported me. Sooo many friends & family...

Disclaimer: I'm not a psychologist or psychiatrist or therapist.   Seek professional help if you need it.   I've been emotionally constipated the past couple months.   I've been doing the 4 "Deadly" Emotional "Sins".   Not being controlled by our emotions but being in more control over our emotions.   The past couple months have been very challenging for me.    Going through the VA System & talkin...

Episode from Rock Creek in Red Lodge, MT.    What makes you come alive?    Where makes you come alive?    How it made me feel jumping in the frigid Rock Creek in Red Lodge, MT.   Invigorating Empowering Alive Exuberant Exciting Physically present Emotionally present Spiritually present Soul filling   What events, activities, environments are soul-filling for you?   Have you ever had a soul-filling...

    This is not a political post.    This is to discuss the emotional consequences of some of the decisions from a few different countries in the world.    There is a silent pandemic that is also impacting & affecting tens of thousands & potentially hundreds of thousands of people around the globe…that main stream media is not covering. It's deadly all the same.   How are you doing emotionally?   ...

List the brands you use on a regular basis.   List what emotions / feelings each of those brands elicit.   What brands will you not do business with.   What emotions / feelings do those brands elicit.   What brand do you represent?    What emotions / feelings do you think your brand elicits?   What emotions / feelings does your personal brand elicit?   List the emotions that you'd like your (perso...

How do you think our emotional health or emotional intelligence impacts our faith or view of God?   What's your view of God?   What impacted that view or perspective of God?    What emotions come up when you think of God?    Where did those emotions come from?   What stories do you have about God or faith?    Where did those stories come from?   A lady prophesied over me at church on Sunday.   She...

What I wasn't prepared for was the emotional journey of having to go back through my military past.   I had not addressed or dealt with any of my past military emotional issues / injuries.   It might be helpful to refer to this episode while going through the military VA process: EQE Ep. 120: 3 Emotional Tools to Improve Your Emotional Bandwidth https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/eq-for-entrepr...

The journey Of how we arrived at EQ for entrepreneurs.   And the journey of how we arrived at EQ Gangster and EQ Mafia.   What makes you unique?    Who is your audience?    Who do you bring the best out of?    Who is drawn to you? Why?    Who have you helped get success or transformation?         EQ Accelerator Course: https://www.eqforentrepreneurs.com/eqa   FREE E-BOOK "THE RESILIENT ENTREPRENEU...

EQE Ep. 148, How Do You Develop Boldness? Does It Even Matter?   This episode we explore how emotional health & emotional intelligence impacts boldness.    What is boldness? How do you define boldness? Where does it come from? What does it do for you? How does it serve you? Can you do 'boldness' wrong? Can you recognize healthy vs. unhealthy boldness? How bold are you? Is boldness only reserved fo...

Closed 85% of my pitches to National & Regional Media Representatives (69 of 81).    Showed me the relevance & importance of emotions, emotional health, & emotional intelligence in our country today.   Who is not being impacted by so many different emotionally charged events over the past 12 - 18 mos.   How many of us have been trained on how to effectively identify & manage our emotions?   Many o...

Thank you for watching & listening    Thank you for rating, reviewing, subscribing & sharing. If you haven't yet, it would really mean a lot if you did just take 30 seconds to rate & review & share a meaningful episode.   Highest of highs last 24 hrs & then this morning hit some pretty low lows w/news from a dear friend who lost his 26 y/o daughter & mother of a 2 y/o.    I briefly shared a little...

My wife & I have struggled w/our sex lives for the vast majority of our 25 year marriage.   She had abandonment issues which led her to become what's known as an Intimacy Anorexic. That's someone who has an addiction to avoid intimacy…& not just sexual intimacy, but even in social relationships & family relationships.    I had self-image, self-worth, low-EQ issues which led me to refrain from ever...

I was just triggered from being semi-attacked.   It caused me to do some reflection.   Do you know anyone that has been bitter & jaded for months or years?   What are they like to be around?   How happy or pleasant are they?   How does their negative emotional state affect / impact their life?   Have you ever been jaded or bitter?   What have you been angry or upset about the longest?   Have you t...

Story: teacher w/little to no emotional bandwidth.    How much emotional bandwidth do you have?   How much does it take to overwhelm you or trigger you?    Do you have a high emotional "tolerance"?    Do the smallest things upset you?   Do you always carry around a low-grade anxiety or stress?   Do you carry around a low-grade frustration or anger?   What do you think the benefits are of having a...

Story of the "hug line" that was 75 people long in Australia.   Story of my dad, as an ER doctor, giving hugs to his patients and watching them immediately calming down.   The physical & emotional power of a hug.   Why my hugs are a couple extra seconds.   What stories do you have around physical touch?   What emotions do you have surrounding physical touch?   If you'd like a scientific emotional...

He react to crises differently based on recent cyber attacks on my company.   He thinks about my responses differently.   EQ has changed his parenting.   He shares a neat parenting story w/his son & how he has been able to practice his EQ on and with his son & helping his son work through his own emotions.   The power of his reflection times.   Applying his EQ to golf.   If you'd like a scientific...

An exciting opportunity has arisen in our lives.   As I was sharing my excitement about it, my wife shared how she didn't think it was gonna happen for us.   That was an odd comment coming from her.   When we had the opportunity to explore that emotion further, she discovered that it was an emotional survival mechanism b/c of all the times I crushed her dreams & goals in the past.   I had a long t...

Insights & inspiration from one of my Corporate clients   Who do you inspire?   Where are you at in your EQ growth journey?   What are the "consequences / benefits / ripple effects" of your current emotional health state?    List all the areas in your life where you would like to grow & improve.   There's a very good chance your emotional health could be currently impacting your growth or effectiv...

Story of Youth Group leader    How EQ impacts life transitions   Lower EQ can hinder, hamper or exacerbate life transitions.   Higher EQ can reduce, minimize or make life transitions smoother.   What systems of recharging or menu of ways you can take care of yourself do you have immediately accessible?   Swimming stroke efficiency analogy    If you'd like a scientific emotional intelligence assess...

Thought Analyzer   A tool to think about what you're thinking about.    Think, feel, do.   There's always a process that happens before we arrive at an action.   Many of us are just not aware of what that process is.   If you understand that process, you can deconstruct it.   Book recommendation:  Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess, Dr. Caroline Leaf   Case study: It's actually unhealthy to be self-awar...

What is the difference between stewing and giving yourself permission to feel unpleasant emotions?   Treat them as guests to your house.   Be curious about them.   Suspend judgment and evaluate stories and inaccurate beliefs.   What can you learn about those "guests" at your house?   Do you know them all by name?   You don't have to let them spend the night or move into your house.   And at a mini...