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EQ Gangster

EQ Gangster is specifically for leaders, business owners, entrepreneurs & other influencers who are honest enough to admit that they just might be the ones holding themselves back & who are brave enough to change that. Research is showing that your Emotional Quotient (also known as Emotional Intelligence) is a bigger indicator of success than your IQ, your education & your experience.

In each episode, Noble offers practical, candid, and often humorous clarity for the modern leader who is brave enough to do the most uncomfortable work they’ll ever do: change THEMSELF! Interviews with other leaders help you see how EQ can transform the way you lead, do business and live your life.

Noble Gibbens, West Point grad and Army veteran, has been coaching people for over 20 years. After an uncharacteristic fight with his wife a few years ago, he started learning about & growing his own Emotional Intelligence (EQ). What he learned transformed him from the inside out – in every area. He’s sharing the breakthroughs here on the EQ Gangster podcast, in his membership, EQ Mafia, and with his corporate clients.

Latest Episodes:

#346: 6 EQ Exercises To Increase Your Self-Regard & Self-Confidence May 25, 2023

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Why does it seem like so many leaders have to increase & work on their EQ aspect of self-regard?

How do you grow your own self-regard and/or those around you that are struggling with self-regard?

There are 6 exercises I like to do w/executives & leaders to help them grow their self-regard:

Origin story
Victory List / "David Journal"
Strengths, traits, talents & qualities
Challenges Trends
Inner circle
Daily list

If you're ready to take your emotional growth to the next level, join the EQ Mafia at https://www.eqgangster.com/.

To get more information on homeschooling, visit our sponsor's page at www.ClassicalConversations.com/gibbens

#347: How Emotionally Agile Are You? How Can You Change Your Perspective? May 22, 2023

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"If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change."

This is a story about a friend who recently got promoted to a senior level position that is more people focused. His whole career he has been in a technical role. He has been very uncomfortable with this transition from a technical to more people-centered role.

He reached out to get some tools & growth in this area so he can fulfill his role more effectively.

He initially was not happy w/this "promotion". After reflection & prayer, he realized that if he didn't do it, no one else in the company will do it. So, it's actually a great promotion for him to be in this spot b/c he genuinely cares about people.

Have you ever not been happy about something, but after time, you realized it was a blessing?

How can we be more emotionally agile in how we view things that we may initially not be happy with?

If you're ready to take your emotional growth to the next level, join the EQ Mafia at https://www.eqgangster.com/.

To get more information on homeschooling, visit our sponsor's page at www.ClassicalConversations.com/gibbens

#346: The Empathetic Executive Managing $1B & 2000 Employees, West Point Grad, Roxanne Bernstein May 18, 2023

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Roxanne is the executive vice president and president of ACCO Brands North America, a $1Bn segment of ACCO Brands. She has responsibility for 2,000 employees located in 10 offices and 5 manufacturing facilities across the US, Canada, and throughout Asia.

She attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, where she earned a bachelor's degree in Engineering and secured 7 academy records on the Army's track and field team.

In 2000 she earned her MBA, with honors, from Colorado State University. Roxanne is currently a board member of the non‐profit organization Feed the Children, where she serves as the chair of the resource development committee.

She earned industry recognition in 2019 as a member of Progressive Grocer's Top Women in Grocery and in 2023 was named to OPI's 50 Most Influential Women in the Office Products Industry.

Roxanne is my college classmate & friend. She's an amazing leader!

Here are some of the questions we discuss:

What role did your childhood play in your leader development journey?
How & when did you start becoming self-aware as a leader?
Why did you make a commitment to pursue leadership coaching?
What are your strengths & weaknesses?
How did you develop your intellectual curiosity?
What has been one of your biggest challenges you've had to overcome as a leader?
What is your personal leader development program?

If you're ready to take your emotional growth to the next level, join the EQ Mafia at https://www.eqgangster.com/.

To get more information on homeschooling, visit our sponsor's page at www.ClassicalConversations.com/gibbens

#345: The Follow Up To Failure After Choking On Day 3 of the Boundaries Workshop May 15, 2023

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This is a follow-up of feeling like I completely bombed Day 3 of my recent free Boundaries Workshop.

The quick recap of that experience was I got hit w/a bunch of unpleasant emotions just before starting the presentation. I can normally compartmentalize my various emotional "spikes" but this time I wasn't able to.

Kari, who is an EQ Mafia member & attended the Boundaries workshop, shared that me, as the presenter, doesn't determine the value that the audience got from the workshop. Essentially, that "beauty (or in this case "value") is in the eye of the beholder". It was encouraging to hear but also challenging.

Debbie, who also attended the Boundaries workshop, shared that God still has a way of teaching us lessons even when we don't feel like it was that good. She asked me "How many sermons have you listened to that weren't that good, but God still revealed stuff to you?"

Some really challenging thoughts.

Then, literally after the Day 3 "bomb", 3 Boundaries attendees unsolicited sent me really specific, encouraging feedback from the workshop. It was humbling & encouraging.

Our emotions can be deceiving.

If you're ready to take your emotional growth to the next level, join the EQ Mafia at https://www.eqgangster.com/.

To get more information on homeschooling, visit our sponsor's page at www.ClassicalConversations.com/gibbens

#344: On Humility With Advisor To Billionaire Company Senior Executives, Bob McCoole May 11, 2023

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Bob McCoole is the Founder & Principal at McCoole, LLC - A Consulting Firm. Bob was the CEO of an $800 Million Construction company for 10 years. Then he was the Senior VP for a multibillion dollar healthcare company & for the past 25 years he has served as a board member and advisor for Senior Executives of a multibillion dollar international company.

Bob shares many insights about his take on leadership from his own personal experience & from observing & advising leaders for the past half-century.

Pay attention to his humility & the insights from his decades of introspection & study of leadership.

Some of the questions we discussed:

What qualities make a successful Chief Executive Officer?
What are some obstacles to successful leadership you've observed?
How have you maintained your humility & teachability over 5 decades of very high level leadership?
What is the importance of self-awareness in leadership?

If you're ready to take your emotional growth to the next level, join the EQ Mafia at https://www.eqgangster.com/.

To get more information on homeschooling, visit our sponsor's page at www.ClassicalConversations.com/gibbens

#343: Deliberate Discomfort. Lessons From The BJJ Mats May 08, 2023

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This episode is about another fellow Purple Belt who oddly enough has claustrophobia.

He asked me to roll two times in a row for 5 - 6 min each roll just so he could practice getting smashed by me. My BJJ game is adding a lot of pressure to people when I'm in a dominant position. It's very uncomfortable. He literally asked for it. He knew what he was getting into.

What can you learn about pursuing deliberate discomfort?

What can you learn about yourself about pursuing deliberate discomfort?

What can you learn about God while pursuing deliberate discomfort?

What % of your life are you living in your comfort zone?

Book: Deliberate Discomfort by Jason B.A. Van Camp

https://www.amazon.com/Deliberate-Discomfort-Operations-Comfortable-Uncomfortable/dp/1733428011/

If you're ready to take your emotional growth to the next level, join the EQ Mafia at https://www.eqgangster.com/.

#342: Life Lessons from the BJJ Mats, Senior USAF Leader, Purple Belt Joe May 04, 2023

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This episode comes from a great conversation I had with a fellow BJJ Purple Belt and and Active Duty Air Force Senior Enlisted Leader.

He has an amazing mindset & shared some really impactful points w/me after our rolls on the mat.

The reason he shared BJJ was he was getting complacent from doing so well in the military, he wanted to another challenge. He wanted to fail again.

The 2nd reason he started BJJ was because he got sick & tired of beating himself up & he thought it might be helpful for him to get beat up by someone else other than himself. He could focus on trying to beat someone else up rather than himself.

On the heals of comfort is complacency & on the heels of complacency is destruction.

Those are just some of the great insights he shared during our conversation.

If you're ready to take your emotional growth to the next level, join the EQ Mafia at https://www.eqgangster.com/.

To get more information on homeschooling, visit our sponsor's page at www.ClassicalConversations.com/gibbens

#341: The Real Business Impact of Cultural Intelligence, DEI & Political Correctness with Csaba, Founder of ICQ Global May 01, 2023

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You do NOT want to miss this episode. Csaba ("Chahbah") shares some amazing insights about leadership, personal development, failure, tension, conflict, DEI & political correctness.

Csaba is a British/Hungarian entrepreneur, author, speaker and executive coach based in the UK.

He is the founder of ICQ Global, a people development organization with over 200 licensed partners in 45 countries.

Csaba is the developer of the multi award-winning Global DISC and GROWTH Zone models and the best-selling author of the Uncommon Sense in Unusual Times hybrid book published with Marshall Goldsmith.

Csaba has 15 years of experience in setting up start-ups, working with Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, entrepreneurs and certifying over 100 coaches and consultants globally.

Here are some of the things we discussed in this episode:

1.) How Csaba started his entrepreneur journey.

2.) Cultural intelligence

3.) What is your process for reflection & growing one's self-awareness?

4.) What are some leadership trends you've observed after studying hundreds of global leaders?

5.) Where does your confidence come from?

6.) How do you encourage leaders to understand & accept themselves?

7.) How does a leader create psychological safety in their organizations?

8.) What are the consequences for not having a psychologically safe environment?

9.) If you have the wrong definition, it creates the wrong expectations. How are you defining challenges around you? How are those affecting your expectations?

10.) What are the actual effects, based on data, of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Political Correctness?

If you're ready to take your emotional growth to the next level, join the EQ Mafia at https://www.eqgangster.com/.

#340: How Is Your Childhood Affecting You and To What Extent Is It Affecting You? Apr 27, 2023

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One of the biggest insights I've gleaned from the hundreds of leaders I've coached over the past 20 years exhibit behaviors as an adult as a direct result of their childhood.

So the question is not "Is my childhood affecting me?"

The questions are:

1.) How is my childhood affecting me?

2.) To what extent is my childhood affecting me?

One of the leaders I'm coaching right now is 20+ years into his career & is in a very bad spot in his personal life. The current challenges he's facing are a direct result of his childhood. Exactly like my story that led me into this space 4 years ago.

I would argue that a huge % of the issues you're experiencing are in some way connected, directly or indirectly, to your childhood.

What are your origin stories for your emotional & behavioral unproductive patterns?

If you're ready to take your emotional growth to the next level, join the EQ Mafia at https://www.eqgangster.com/.

#339: How Are Breathing & Staying Calm Related? Lessons From the BJJ Mats. Apr 24, 2023

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I was able to breathe through my nose through every single BJJ roll tonight except for 1 roll.

The "White Belt Spazz" syndrome on the BJJ mats leads them to almost hyperventilate. The more intensely they breathe & the more out of control their breathing, the less clearly they think & the closer they get to completely losing cognitive control. This inevitably leads them to a full-blown panic response.

As we get stressed or anxious, the quicker our breathing.

How intentional are you at breathing?

How aware are you of your breathing throughout the day?

What happens to your breathing when you get stressed or anxious?

How can you utilize your breathing to remain calm, centered & focused?

What can you do to become more intentional at breathing?

Here are a couple breathing exercises to start trying out.

1.) "Box breathing": Inhale 4 seconds. Hold that breath for 4 seconds. Exhale for 4 seconds. Hold for 4 seconds. Then, repeat. Do 4 sets of that. Pay attention to how you feel before & after.

2.) Do a big inhale & then at the top of the inhale, inhale again to fill the rest of your lungs as full as you can. Then, do a big exhale. Then, repeat 5 - 10 times. Again, pay attention to how you feel before & after.

If you're ready to take your emotional growth to the next level, join the EQ Mafia at https://www.eqgangster.com/.

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