Many of the issues that leaders are facing nowadays come down to engagement and communication. Often deemed a “soft skill” (don’t get me started on that) emotional intelligence (EQ) is a critical skill to bridge the gaps that companies are seeing between their “leadership” and employee engagement.

So why is emotional intelligence so important in leadership?

Emotional intelligence accounts for 58% of your performance as a leader and almost 90% of all top performers have a high emotional intelligence.

In this newsletter, I will share the most impactful benefits of emotional intelligence for leaders and ways that you can increase your emotional intelligence in a few simple (and fun) minutes a day.

While disruption to your comfort may seem unappealing, there are numerous benefits to trying something new that you may be overlooking. These benefits can improve you both personally and professionally, so in this newsletter, I'll share both sides of the blessing of changing things up.

In this blog, I share a transformational mindset that I heard during a Peloton ride the other day about how we talk to ourselves every day.

This blog will not only have you realizing how much you probably talk down to yourself, but how to change that dynamic to rid yourselves of negative creep and impostor syndrome.

In a world filled with professional competition and personal goal-setting, we are constantly a work in progress trying to get better.

So how do we not only achieve success, but separate ourselves from the competition?

Become unstoppable.

In this new blog post, I share insights from my recent keynote for over 300 top performers from a top 20 bank.

I hope you enjoy and are motivated by the foundational elements in this piece.

Negativity can come in numerous forms including cynicism, hostility, filtering, blaming, or polarized thinking. By not having control over emotions, these actions are brought through conversation (in front of the person or behind their backs), online bullying, abrupt and coarse email exchanges and a variety of other methods.

Having seen this happen to a number of friends and colleagues as of late, I wanted to put this quick article together to support those who are in the onslaught of this bad behavior.

There's never been a day in my life where I didn't feel the calling to help, support, and serve others. It's just been a part of my fiber that I've never given a second thought about. I've been able to leverage this natural calling in many ways: work, non-profit, personal connections, DJing, and especially public speaking.

I also recognize that this understanding of purpose is rare. According to Lifeway Research, in 2021 nearly 57% of people questioned how they could find more purpose in life with 1 in 5 people wondering about their purpose daily.

So, how do we find this pot of gold at the end of the rainbow called purpose? And, assuming we find it, what happens when it's challenged?