We all know that on some level, if we don't master and understand our emotions, they stick around to haunt us on some level. Building emotional strength and Emotional GRIT is vital for you total health, happiness and longevity. My guest today is Neeta Bhushan, an international speaker, advocate for emotional confidence, author, socially-conscious entrepreneur, and Author of the book, Emotional GRIT - 8 Steps to Master Your Emotions, Transform Your Thoughts, and Change Your World. Her mission is to build a global community of progressive thinkers, doers, forward driving movers-and-shakers who are committed to integrating empathy-based solutions in their lives – at home, in the office, and beyond. Today, we unpack her new book Emotional GRIT, the birth of GRIT, and how to start building your own Emotional GRIT. We dive into topics like, the number one thing that changed Neeta's course in her life Neeta's seasons of adversity that led to what Emotional GRIT is today, the idea of living within your past story, life doesn't happen to you, it happens for you, moving through major divorce and career transition, compassion and forgiveness, building out your Emotional GRIT toolkit, understanding what makes you come alive, utilizing movement, music, binaural beats, gratitude and more..., what are low energy and high energy states, developing self-awareness, understanding where our stress, anxiety and other emotions come from, and more...
Shawn Stevenson is the bestselling author of Sleep Smarter and creator of The Model Health Show, featured as the #1 Nutrition and Fitness podcast on iTunes. A graduate of The University of Missouri – St. Louis with a background in biology and kinesiology, Shawn went on to be the founder of Advanced Integrative Health Alliance, a successful company that provides Wellness Services for both individuals and organizations worldwide. Shawn is also a dynamic keynote speaker who has spoken for TEDx, universities, and numerous organizations with outstanding reviews. We dive into topics like, how Shawn navigated his way to the health industry, shawn's super inspiring story of how healed from degenerative bone and spinal disease, the power of making a decision to get well, how proper sleep is the key to healing, staying the course and making progress, the thought process behind how Shawn balances his life and business, the myth of work/life balance and what it REALLY looks like, how to learn from the right people who have achieved what you want to achieve, the importance of play and celebration, the seasons of life, work, family, and relationship, progress is power, and so much more.
Josh Trent is a podcast host and wellness coach at WellnessForce.com. His vision is to empower greater wellness in over one million lives through technology and emotion. We dive into topics like, emotional intelligence and getting out of our own way, monitoring and tracking habits, behaviors, and health stats with technology, how tracking your progress can get you more excited to stick with healthy habits, quantified self technologies, what types of people do well with devices that measure and track progress, the benefits of tracking sleep, navigating our emotions How emotional intelligence is built over the course of time, what apps and technology to use to boost your emotional intelligence, the difference between human emotion and technology, the practice of behavior change, moving through the seasons of life, and so much more.
Jesse Elder is an action philosopher, a reality hacker, and someone who is absolutely intent on ushering in the disruption of the personal development industry. He speaks to the phenomenon of accelerated change that is happening on the planet. We dive into topics like, Jesse's journey of self-discovery, navigating and understanding the message behind pain, the difference between pain and suffering, our memories are as real as the last 30 days we have been telling ourselves the story, what the grieving process looks like, finding the upgraded meaning in a painful experience, growth is always present when pain is there, the emotional and spiritual evolution of pain, presence, unconditional love, and self-acceptance, developing insights and what's next, what P.A.I.N. stands for, beginning to detect pain before it happens, and so much more.