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 … Continue reading Refining Your Noble Goal
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 … Continue reading Managing Relationships
In this episode, 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 … Continue reading The Myth Of Winning
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 … Continue reading Spirit Of EQ – The Myth Of Perfection
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 … Continue reading Spirit of EQ – Better Decision Making
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 … Continue reading The Noble Goal
In this episode of The Spirit of EQ, 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, … Continue reading Engaging Intrinsic Motivation
In this episode of The Spirit of EQ, Jeff East and Eric Pennington explain what does “recognizing patterns” mean? Understanding “if this happens…I do that.” In other words, how you respond to situations. Neural pathways are created when you react the same way, time after time. These pathways can be re-written – but don’t get … Continue reading Recognizing Patterns
In this episode of The Spirit of EQ, Jeff East and Eric Pennington explain emotional literacy. Our emotions are chemical. When you are confronted, your body dumps chemicals into your brain. These chemicals get you ready for fight, flight, freeze or flock. The job of the emotion is to give you information. But our emotions … Continue reading Enhancing Emotional Literacy
Welcome to the intro episode of the Spirit of EQ Podcast, with your hosts Jeff East and Eric Pennington. 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 Jeff at jeff@spiritofeq.com, or go to … Continue reading Intro Episode