EQ Applied: Emotional Intelligence in the Real World
Do your emotions ever get the best of you, so you say or do something you later regret? EQ Applied is a podcast dedicated to helping you build emotional intelligence, so you can make emotions work for you, instead of against you. Justin Bariso is an award-winning author, former executive coach, and happily married father to three wonderful kids. Each week he presents a practical tip, trick, or mind hack based on principles of psychology and years of coaching experience—designed to help you become a better teammate, boss, spouse, parent, and friend. If you’d like to learn what emotional intelligence looks like in real life, and how you can increase your EQ, you’ve come to the right place. Learn more at www.eqapplied.com.
Episodes
23 episodes
Ep 23: Want to build more empathy and strengthen your relationships? Embrace the Rule of the Chess Player
The Rule of the Chess Player helps you to show empathy and build better habits—for better relationships, and a better you.
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Episode 23
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5:25
Ep 22: Want greater focus and time for the things that matter? Follow the Tom Hanks Rule
The Tom Hanks Rule will give you laser focus as you learn to buy out time for what’s most important to you.
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Episode 22
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6:37
Ep 21: Get rid of negative thoughts with the Blue Dolphin Rule
Negative thoughts can be very difficult to remove…unless you have a blue dolphin.
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Episode 21
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6:09
Ep 20: Stop fighting battles you’ll never win. Try the Milk Carton Rule
The “Milk Carton Rule” will teach you to focus less on problems, and more on solutions—and save your most important relationships in the process.
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Episode 20
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5:07
Ep 19: Want to reduce frustration and stress—and do better work? Learn to follow the simple rule of scope
Learn to “define the scope,” and you’ll change the way you work. And live.
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Episode 19
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4:29
Ep 18: Want to build better habits, a better business, or a better life? Try the rule of acquired taste
The rule of acquired taste is based on principles of psychology and emotional intelligence—and it can completely change your perspective.
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Episode 18
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4:59
Ep 17: Feeling defeated or overwhelmed? Try the rule of reappraisal
When you're feeling down and out, you have to resist the urge to look ahead. Instead, take a moment to look back.
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Episode 17
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5:14
Ep 16: Want to control your emotions and improve your relationships? Try the Emotional Postmortem
We all lose control sometimes. But what do you do afterwards? The Emotional Postmortem will help you devise a plan to help you avoid repeating your mistakes.
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Episode 16
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4:51
Ep 15: Can Empathy Be Bad? How to Make Sure Your Empathy Is Helpful, Not Harmful
Empathy is a powerful quality—and a key part of emotional intelligence. But it can prove dangerous when taken too far. When does empathy turn from helpful to harmful? How do you make sure your empathy is emotionally intelligent empathy? Today’s...
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Episode 15
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5:06
Ep 14: Want to be a better spouse, parent, boss, or colleague? You can only listen to one voice at a time
What did a Royal Air Force pilot turned psychologist and one of the most popular professors at MIT have in common? They both preached the value of this simple rule, one that holds even more value today, in a world with more distractions than ev...
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Episode 14
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4:26
Ep 13: How to give emotionally intelligent feedback
Nobody enjoys getting critical feedback. But everyone needs feedback to improve. How can you make your feedback more emotionally intelligent, so people see it as helpful, instead of harmful? Today we talk about the remarkable power of a single ...
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Episode 13
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5:34
Ep 12: Want to Find More Time? Embrace the Rule of Clocking Out
Would you like some help setting priorities? How about a tip to help you save your mental health and avoid burning out? Or, would you simply like to have more time in your day? It may be time to start “clocking out.”
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Episode 12
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4:14
Ep 11: Feeling stressed or overwhelmed? Try the "Help-First" Rule
Here’s a story of two days that start the same, but end very differently. The difference? Taking a moment to help first. Learn what the help first rule is all about, and how it can help you—and everyone else.
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Episode 11
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4:40
Ep 10: Want to become better at…everything? Learn how to become a “diamond cutter”
What do you do when someone gives you critical feedback? Today, we'll talk about why critical feedback is so valuable, how can you keep your emotions under control when you get it, and the one sentence that can help transform the way you handle...
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Episode 10
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4:47
Ep 9: Want to build emotional intelligence? It starts with 1 simple question
The term “emotional intelligence” has been around for decades, and the concept has been around for centuries. Still, many are unclear of what exactly emotional intelligence is, or how they can start building theirs. Well, here's a simple questi...
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Episode 9
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3:53
Ep 8: Three simple words that can save your relationships
Have you ever found it hard to support someone else’s idea? Maybe it’s a colleague, a friend, or even a spouse or family member. Here’s an emotional intelligence tool that can help in situations like these. It’s called: Disagree and commit. (He...
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Episode 8
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4:41
Ep 7: How to build a successful (and emotionally intelligent) team, according to Google
What makes a great team? That’s what Google set out to discover in a years-long study code-named, “Project Aristotle.” Find out what they learned, what it has to with emotional intelligence—and how it can help you be a better teammate, and buil...
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Episode 7
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6:29
Ep 6: The rule of awkward silence
How do you react when you’re faced with awkward silence? Most people aren’t comfortable with long silence, but today we’ll talk about why you should get comfortable with it…Because awkward silence can lead to truly great things.
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Episode 6
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4:53
Ep 5: Change your glasses
How do you break the cycle of negative thinking? How do you get clarity when emotions are clouding your thinking?You might simply need to change your glasses.
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Episode 5
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5:07
Ep 4: Emotional intelligence is a superpower
I’ve spent the past several years studying the topic of emotional intelligence in everyday life. Along the way, I learned that emotional intelligence helps you to see many things differently from the rest of the world. Here’s how.
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Episode 4
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7:06
Ep 3: How to be a great boss (according to Google)
What makes a great boss? Google spent over a decade trying to answer that question in a study code named, “Project Oxygen.”
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Episode 3
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4:41