The Anxious Achiever Flexing Your Emotional Intelligence Muscles
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May 14, 2025 
Emily Anhalt, a clinical psychologist and author of 'Flex Your Feelings,' shares insights on emotional fitness as vital for leadership and team dynamics. She explains how emotional resilience and adaptability can enhance workplace performance. Anhalt likens emotional fitness to gym training, emphasizing ongoing practice through methods like 'emotional pushups.' She also discusses the transformative power of embracing discomfort, receiving feedback, and cultivating patience and playfulness as key skills for personal and professional growth.
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Emotional Fitness Powers Leadership
- Emotional fitness is the key leadership skill of the future, driving sustainable, high-performing teams.
- Leaders who manage emotions well create psychologically safe environments that enhance performance and inspiration.
Mental Health as Emotional Fitness
- Mental health should be approached like going to the gym, focusing on regular practice and prevention.
- Emotional fitness builds resilience to handle life's difficulties before problems escalate.
Trust Future Self to Manage Anxiety
- Emily faced months of anticipatory anxiety while her mother was in a coma.
- She learned to trust her future self to handle difficult moments as they come instead of suffering unnecessarily in advance.