EQ Gangster

#168: The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team & EQ

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. E...

2 Sep 202113min

#167: How to Handle Big Emotions on a Team

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 l...

30 Aug 202136min

#166: Lessons from a Worldclass Athlete & 4th Degree BJJ Black Belt, Professor Marcelo Motta

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 c...

26 Aug 20211h 21min

#165: 9 Insights from Psychologist & BJJ Purple Belt, Dr. Jerry Novak

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 & pe...

23 Aug 202121min

#164 From Traumatic Childhood to Fitness Trainer & the Power of Forgiveness. (Explicit)

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 o...

19 Aug 20211h 14min

#163: Connection Factors in Relationships

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 / In...

16 Aug 202117min

#162: The 3 Buckets of Stress Sources, An EQ Exercise & Transformation Story

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 e...

12 Aug 202125min