Spirit of EQ

This episode is the audio version of a webinar we did recently. With the passing of drummer great Neil Peart, we thought it would a nice tribute to who he was, and how he, in some respects, really lived emotional intelligence with through his work with the band Rush, and his life. In each episode, Jeff and Eric will talk about what emotional intelligence, or understanding your emotions, can d...

Happy New Year! And to kick off your new year, we are offering $100 off our SEI EQ Assessment, that's our full emotional intelligence assessment. That also includes a debrief to explaining the assessment. Send us an email. info@spiritofeq.com Put in the subject line, "podcast offer." No matter where you call home, we will contact you and get this accomplished. We really hope you wil...

True leadership development programs are just opening up a door for their participants. We talk with Perry Maughmer , Chair for Vistage International in Central Ohio, about his role in developing leaders - or how he dissuades many from taking on this role. In each episode, Jeff and Eric will talk about what emotional intelligence, or understanding your emotions, can do for you in your daily a...

We talk with Christy Farnbauch , Executive Director at NAWBO Columbus (National Association of Women Business Owners). Founded in 1975, the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) is the unified voice of America’s more than 10 million women-owned businesses representing the fastest growing segment of the economy. NAWBO is the only dues-based organization representing the interests of...

Jeff brings to life how leadership plays a key role in the art of leading a motorcycle group ride. And how the examples from that leadership role can be used in business organizations. "As a leader, you need to have a goal of where you want to end, you need to set the expectations, like one of the expectations that you would set on a group (ride), when we get to the goal. We're going to ride...

We talk with Andrew Hulse, Business Development Manager from Futurety . Andrew is a big believer that his generation has the emotional intelligence ability to overcome and succeed in their career and personal choices. He gives us some insights about what's going on inside of his generation, his community, and what he is seeing and hearing, and how that may translate to others generations. Add...

Success. It's a word that most people are immediately attracted to, because everybody wants to be successful. But some definitions or clarifications are important here. Success is not just you making tons of money. But it also might mean that you see that third world country get clean running water, and the organization that you volunteer for raise the money to get it done. And you're going to tra...

Refining your purpose, or your noble goal. Another way to look at your purpose is two words that we use in the Six Second model emotional intelligence called Noble Goal . A Noble Goal is what defines who you are. It's a goal that is not achievable. It's not a goal, like I want to be a millionaire, or own the company. It's what gets you up in the morning. While refining this statement is important,...

Jeff and Eric tackle the idea of managing relationships. As you continue to grow in understanding your emotions, those around you probably haven't been shown the "tools" like you have been exposed to and are using. How do you grow in your emotional intelligence while others around you are not? Two past episodes to go back and listen to compliment this episode are Increasing Empathy and&n...

Jeff and Eric "reframe" the idea of winning, outside of the world of sports. Here is a link to the article about Emotional Aikido , mentioned in the podcast. A great past episode to go back and listen to compliment this episode is Enhancing Emotional Intelligence . In each episode, Jeff and Eric will talk about what emotional intelligence, or understanding your emotions, can do for you in your dai...

Fear is defined as an unpleasant, often strong emotion, caused by anticipation or awareness of danger. But what if you were to look at fear as an important emotion trying to tell you something. We cover this in great detail in this episode. In each episode, Jeff and Eric will talk about what emotional intelligence, or understanding your emotions, can do for you in your daily and work life. Fo...

The way we're being bombarded with social media, we're being told what we're supposed to be and who we're supposed to be, instead of actually being who we really are. Being self-aware is going to allow you to make choices based on who you really are. What is at the core of you. When you're self-aware, you understand what you stand for, what you really want from life. In each episode, Jeff and Eric...

What we want to talk about in this episode is "perfection." We're not talking about trying to be good, to try to be the best, doing the best job. What we're talking going to talk about today is what happens when it's not perfect, when you don't make the perfect decision or complete the task perfectly. What happens, or should happen, next? In each episode, Jeff and Eric will talk about what em...

Better decision making is a skill that should be practiced every day. In this episode, Jeff and Eric talk more about our thoughts, habits, and actions that all come into play on how you can practice better decision making through specific aspects of emotional intelligence. Additional episodes you will want to listen to include Recognizing Patterns and Consequential Thinking In each episo...

Jeff and Eric talk with Six Second's Lynette Vaive  about Spiritual Emotional Intelligence, and the benefits of tapping into your spiritual connection and beyond. The story behind the development of the Spiritual Emotional Intelligence profile The definition of what "spiritual" means in Spiritual Emotional Intelligence What are the benefits? How do you address those who are skeptical? The Spi...

Jeff and Eric talk more about our thoughts, habits, and actions all come into play on how we learn. In each episode, Jeff and Eric will talk about what emotional intelligence, or understanding your emotions, can do for you in your daily and work life. For more information, contact Eric or Jeff at info@spiritofeq.com or visit their website, Spirit of EQ . You can follow The Spirit of EQ Podcast on...

This episode isn't so much about actions to take when you have experienced a failure, but more to do with the feelings you might be dealing with along the way. Knowing that we have failed spectacularly can leave us feeling devastated. In this episode, Jeff and Eric cover some ways to come to grips with our thoughts on failure.  In each episode, Jeff and Eric will talk about what emotiona...

Jeff and Eric help you to explore how well do you know yourself, and how it pertains to emotional intelligence. In each episode, Jeff and Eric will talk about what emotional intelligence, or understanding your emotions, can do for you in your daily and work life. For more information, contact Eric or Jeff at info@spiritofeq.com or visit their website, Spirit of EQ . You can follow The Spirit of EQ...

In this episode of The Spirit of EQ, Jeff and Eric explore the Noble Goal. What is a Noble Goal? How do you identify it? How does it drive your personal and professional life? In each episode, Jeff and Eric will talk about what emotional intelligence, or understanding your emotions, can do for you in your daily and work life. For more information, contact Eric or Jeff at info@spiritofeq....

Jeff and Eric welcome a very special guest today, Matt Vaive. Matt talks about his experiences using Spirit of EQ with his employees. The results supplied him with ideas of what his employees' strengths and weaknesses are, and some ideas of things that he can do to try to help them to become more balanced. In each episode, Jeff and Eric will talk about what emotional intelligence, or und...

What is a noble goal? "Connecting your daily choices with your overarching sense of purpose." Your sense of purpose becomes your noble goal. Your true sense of purpose is your noble goal. And learn why it's something that you'll never achieve in your lifetime. In this episode of The Spirit of EQ, Jeff and Eric discuss pursuing noble goals. This is the most important competency of all the othe...

What does empathy mean? And how do we increase it? In contrast to sympathy, empathy is a lot deeper. Empathy is when you actually put yourself, as best you can, into that person's shoes. You're connecting with their emotions. It's something that's shared, and non-judgmental. In each episode, Jeff and Eric will talk about what emotional intelligence, or understanding your emotions, can do for...

Jeff and Eric discuss engaging intrinsic motivation, the motivation that comes from within you, within who you are. Most people are driven by extrinsic motivation . It's more powerful, but it's not the most important. Jeff talks about two high-profile examples, NBA star LeBron James and Neil Peart, from the band Rush. In each episode, Jeff and Eric will talk about what emotional intelligence, or u...

Jeff and Eric discuss exercising optimism, taking a proactive perspective of hope and possibilities. Being proactive. And your perspective includes hope and possibilities. Being an optimist is not really complicated. You just need to be honest with yourself in each situation. When you learn how to be optimistic, you have a little bit more ownership, or even control, of the outcomes that you'r...

Jeff and Eric discuss navigating your emotions, and how you can use this as a strategic resource in recognizing what your emotions do, and what other's emotions do as well. When you can assess the strength of an emotion, you can then use it as a strategic resource to work toward a better outcome to a situation. It's important that we do use our emotions, manage them, and use them for insight. In e...