Emotional Intelligence is a Trainable Superpower | Dr. Daniel Goleman
Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais
Dr. Michael Gervais
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🗓️ 29 September 2021
⏱️ 78 minutes
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Summary
This week’s conversation is with trailblazing psychologist and author of the New York Times bestseller Emotional Intelligence, Dr. Daniel Goleman.
Daniel has transformed the way the world educates children, relates to family and friends, and conducts business.
Well-known for his work in leadership and education, Daniel is also a distinguished voice in the field of meditation.
A meditator since his college days, Daniel spent two years in South Asia, first as a Harvard Predoctoral Traveling Fellow and then again on a Post-Doctoral Fellowship.
His first book, The Meditative Mind: The Varieties of Meditative Experience, was written on the basis of that research, offering an overview of various meditation paths.
Daniel’s other books include: A Force for Good: The Dalai Lama’s Vision for Our World and Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain and Body.
In this conversation, we discuss his key findings, frameworks, and insights around why emotional intelligence is foundational – and how you can develop it.
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| 0:00.0 | So IQ, cognitive abilities are basically hardwired. |
| 0:05.8 | They don't really change that much through life. |
| 0:08.2 | I mean, G, which sometimes is used to stand for general intelligence, |
| 0:13.3 | has a high correlation actually with genetics. |
| 0:17.1 | So that, you know, what we're given is what we got. |
| 0:20.2 | On the other hand, emotional intelligence is learned and learnable, |
| 0:24.3 | and you can upgrade it at any point in life. |
| 0:28.6 | All right, welcome back. |
| 0:39.0 | Or if you're new here, welcome to the Finding Mastery podcast. |
| 0:43.4 | My name is Michael Jervé, and by trade and training, |
| 0:47.0 | I'm a sport and performance psychologist. |
| 0:48.5 | And fortunate to work with some of the most extraordinary thinkers |
| 0:51.4 | and doers across the planet. |
| 0:53.0 | And the whole idea behind this podcast, behind these conversations, |
| 0:56.2 | is to learn from people. |
| 0:57.8 | And what we're going to do is we're going to pull back the curtain |
| 0:59.8 | to explore how they've committed to mastering both their craft and their minds. |
| 1:05.2 | Our minds are our greatest asset. |
| 1:06.4 | You know that. |
| 1:07.1 | And if you want to learn more about how you can train your mind, |
| 1:09.4 | this is just a quick little note here, |
| 1:11.2 | to check out the online psychological training course, |
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