How to Increase Your Emotional Intelligence & Never Get Angry or Bothered by Anyone
7/16/20261 hr 8 min
Are you going to keep being controlled by your emotions for the rest of your life?
The answer is no.
Because today, Dr. Marc Brackett, PhD, the world’s leading expert on emotional intelligence is here to tell you,
“Success in virtually every aspect of life – career, friendship, love, and family – is determined mainly by one thing: how we deal with emotions.”
Because your emotions are running your life – and you don’t even realize it.
Dr. Brackett is the Founder & Director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence whose research proves that your life is being shaped by the one skill that 90% of people were never taught: emotional intelligence.
Today, Dr. Brackett will give you his research-backed framework to master your emotions, redirect your energy for more positive thinking, and become more emotionally intelligent in 5 simple steps.
In this episode you’ll learn:
-How your emotions are hijacking your decisions, relationships, and goals
-How to recognize what you’re feeling before it takes over
-Why you suppress your emotions and what you should be doing instead
-How to stop taking everything so personally
-How emotional intelligence improves your relationships and your health
-How to stop negative thoughts from taking over your life
-How to get less angry and bothered by the people around you
Dr. Brackett’s research is clear: You can learn emotional intelligence at any age. It’s never too late.
After today you will know how to deal with what you feel and you will finally change your behavior, your relationships, and your entire life.
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If you liked the episode, check out this one next with professor Dr. Katy Milkman, PhD: Change Your Life This Year: How to Get From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
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First 90 secondsMel Robbins· Host0:00
Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins Podcast. [upbeat music] You ever hit send on a text you know is going to start something, but you do it anyway? Or maybe you have a long day at work, you're a little grumpy, so you just kinda pick that fight with your spouse for no reason, or what about when you talk yourself out of a great date or a great job or a fun night out with your friends because you just get up in your head and you get all negative? It's like an emotional tsunami, and you completely lose control of how you react and how you feel. And then, I don't know about you, but I immediately then feel regret. Why did I say that? Why do I always assume the worst? Why am I in a bad mood? Why do my feelings run me over? Why do I take them out on everybody around me? It's like you're stuck living in reaction mode. But our guest today is gonna tell you something life-changing. It does not need to be that way. He is here to show you that you can reprogram your mind for more positive thinking. You can control your thoughts, and you don't have to take everything so personally. You can learn how to go through life and let the things out there not get to your emotions in here all the time. Because in those moments where you feel like you are being run over by your