RWH039: Optimal Performance w/ Daniel Goleman

We Study Billionaires - The Investor’s Podcast Network

Stig Brodersen

Education, Investing, Business

4.6 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2024

⏱️ 114 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

In this episode, William Green brings back Daniel Goleman, author of “Emotional Intelligence,” an iconic book that’s sold over 5 million copies. Here, Dan talks about his new book, “Optimal: How to Sustain Personal & Organizational Excellence Every Day.” He explains how to master the skills of emotional intelligence to become more productive, more effective, calmer, & happier. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 04:55 - Why Daniel Goleman seeks sustainable excellence, not a “flow” state. 10:44 - How Peter Lynch illustrates the dangers of driving yourself too hard. 15:54 - Why companies need emotionally intelligent leaders. 17:23 - How to boost creative thinking by allowing yourself time to relax. 32:02 - Why EQ trumps IQ in the professional world. 34:21 - How to enhance the foundational skill of self-awareness. 37:08 - How to become a better listener. 48:39 - What the Dalai Lama told Dan about self-compassion. 49:27 - How emotional self-management enhances decision making. 50:42 - How to recover from stress & avoid burnout. 1:08:50 - How to build focused attention in a wildly distracting world. Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Daniel Goleman’s website. Daniel Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence Courses. Optimal by Daniel Goleman & Carey Cherniss. Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman. Altered Traits by Daniel Goleman & Richard Davidson. Emotional Alchemy by Tara Bennett-Goleman. William Green’s 2023 podcast interview with Daniel Goleman & Tsoknyi Rinpoche | YouTube Video. William Green’s 2022 podcast interview with Daniel Goleman | YouTube Video. William Green’s book, “Richer, Wiser, Happier” – read the reviews of this book. Follow William Green on X (AKA Twitter) Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here. NEW TO THE SHOW? Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: River Glengoyne Whisky NetSuite Shopify Toyota Babbel Salesforce Fundrise Fidelity Vacasa HELP US OUT! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! It takes less than 30 seconds, and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	You're listening to TIP.
0:03.0	Hi there, welcome back to the Richer Weiser Happier Podcast.
0:06.0	In today's episode, we're going to explore an extremely important topic
0:10.0	that I think is critical for anyone who's trying to build a successful career,
0:14.4	particularly in intensely competitive fields like business and investing.
0:19.0	The question is this,
0:21.0	how can you perform at an exceptionally high level in a way that's truly sustainable?
0:26.4	I think we've all wrestled with this question at different times in our lives.
0:30.1	We know that we've got to push ourselves hard to succeed, but how hard?
0:35.6	What if you drive yourself so hard that you become physically or emotionally exhausted
0:41.2	and burn out.
0:43.0	What if you perform fantastically at work and are not of fortune,
0:46.8	but you're running so fast that you end up neglecting or sacrificing
0:50.9	other aspects of your life that also matter,
0:53.3	including your physical health or your peace of mind
0:56.0	or your friends and family.
0:58.2	Over the last three decades, I've
0:59.9	interviewed a lot of great investors who've
1:01.7	made billions of dollars in the markets but have pretty awful personal lives that I wouldn't really envy for a minute.
1:08.0	As I mentioned in my book, Richard Wiser Happier, one thing that's striking to me is just how many of the best investors
1:15.0	have ended up getting divorced.
1:17.4	So it's clearly not easy to achieve great financial and professional success in a balanced and sustainable way that allows us also to be
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Stig Brodersen, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Stig Brodersen and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.