Episode 703: The Ultimate in Emotional Intelligence

Make Some Noise with Andrea Owen

Andrea Owen

Education, How To, Self-improvement

4.8 • 516 Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Emotional intelligence is often reduced to “keeping your cool” or not reacting, which is only a very small part of the equation. The real work begins when you can understand why someone is behaving in a way that challenges you, stay grounded in your own truth, and respond with both compassion and clarity. In this solo podcast episode, I unpack the deeper evolution of emotional intelligence; the point where empathy meets boundaries, and self-trust becomes your emotional compass. In this episode, you’ll hear about: Why emotional intelligence is more than just self-control or politeness The five core components of emotional intelligence and how they actually show up in real life The stages of emotional growth—from reactivity to true compassion How to hold empathy and boundaries without falling into self-abandonment What it looks like when your nervous system becomes emotionally mature As you listen, you’ll be invited to notice where you might be confusing compassion with tolerance, and how your relationships can transform when understanding doesn’t require self-sacrifice. Resources from this episode: Join me for my workshop: Live Like You Give a Damn As the World Burns Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman Book recommendations: I love a good personal development book, and you do too, right? I’ve compiled a list of book recommendations, as mentioned in past episodes. Check out these amazing book recommendations here. Happy reading! MSN is supported by: We love the sponsors that make our show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: andreaowen.com/sponsors/ Episode link: https://andreaowen.com/podcast/703 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.6	Our power is in our emotions. Our power is absolutely in our emotions. If we can learn to work with them instead of avoid them,
0:39.9	instead of fight them, instead of make ourselves wrong for them, instead of make other
0:44.4	people wrong for their own emotions, because that's what we usually do. If we can get right
0:49.2	with our own emotions, we can take so much power back in our lives.
0:59.5	You're listening to Make Some Noise Podcast episode number 703.
1:14.3	Welcome to Make Some Noise Podcast, your guide for strategies, tools, and insight to empower yourself.
1:20.1	I'm your host, Andrea Owen, global speaker, entrepreneur life coach since 2007,
1:26.8	an author of three books that have been translated into 18 languages and are available in 22 countries. Each week, I'll bring you a guest or a lesson
1:29.6	that will help you maximize unshakable confidence, master resilience, and make some noise
1:35.2	in your life. You ready? Let's go. Hello, everyone. Welcome to another episode of the podcast. I am so glad that you are here joining me. And if you didn't know, I have a new book coming out on December 9th. And it's called Live Like You Give a Damn, 25 bold moves to get honest, face the hard stuff and show up for yourself. I can't wait for you to read this. It has, it's kind of,
2:03.4	I would call it a little bit of a part two for how to stop feeling like shit. And 52 ways to
2:10.2	live a kick-ass life. It is self-help basics, like the things really important to focus on.
2:19.0	And it was one of those downloads that came to me, all 25 chapters, really.
2:23.0	I remember even where I was sitting when the download came to write it.
2:26.8	And I'm also hosting a workshop on December 18th.
2:32.7	Make sure I'm telling you the right date.
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