Understanding Emotions

Chuck Garcia is the founder of Climb Leadership International and coaches executives worldwide on public speaking, emotional intelligence, and executive presence. His clients include many of the world’s best and biggest companies. He is a motivational speaker, Amazon bestselling author of A Climb to the Top, and teaches at Columbia University. Chuck is also a passionate and accomplished mountaineer who has scaled peaks all over the world. He formerly spent twenty-five years in leadership positions at Bloomberg, BlackRock, and Citadel Investment Management. His new book, The Moment That Defines Your Life was released on February 6th and distributed by Simon & Schuster. 00:00 Trailer 00:51 Introduction 02:17 Conversation starts 02:41 Chuck's Life-Changing Experience on 9/11 07:51 From Wall Street to Mountaineering: A Career Transformation 09:02 Family Perspectives and Emotional Aftermath 11:29 Embracing a New Career Path: The Journey of Teaching and Coaching 14:34 The Power of Mentorship and Learning from the Mountains 19:14 Does academia fail to create inspiration? 23:54 Stoicism Meets Emotional Intelligence 33:28 Navigating People Pleasing and Niceness 34:55 The Pitfalls of Trying Too Hard 35:52 Eulogy Virtues vs Resume Virtues 37:47 The Power of Genuine Connections 39:26 Cultural Differences in Communication and Assertiveness 40:46 Embracing Nonconformity: Lessons from Churchill and Gandhi 49:16 Emotional security vs courage 50:42 Building Credibility, Trust, and Respect in Your Career 54:15 Public Speaking and Communication 59:59 Final Thoughts: Changing Yourself to Change the World 01:02:55 Wrapping up

In this episode, I talk to Bryan Johnson about mental health, social connection, and more. Free guide on emotional intelligence: https://newsletter.sankalpgarud.org/52waysguide Bryan Johnson is the world's most measured human. Johnson sold his company, Braintree Venmo, to PayPal for $800m in 2013. Through his Project Blueprint, Johnson has achieved metabolic health equal to the top 1.5% of 18 year olds, inflammation 66% lower than the average 10 year old, and reduced his speed of aging by the equivalent of 31 years. Johnson freely shares his protocols and data publicly for everyone to use. Project Blueprint, is an endeavor to achieve humanity and earth scale cooperation starting within Self. 0:00 Trailer 00:40 Bryan's Introduction 02:57 Does mental health matter to Bryan? 03:59 Relationship between mental health and physical health 05:10 Bryan's relationship with death 06:45 Maintaining gratitude for life in the absence of death 09:12 Lessons from religious upbringing 10:18 Bryan's take on relationships 11:50 Making health a priority

Free guide: 52 Ways to Be More Emotionally Intelligent https://newsletter.sankalpgarud.org/52waysguide In this podcast, I talk to Sanat Sogani on the intersection between psychology and politics. We discuss a range of issues from the history of political theory to morality and Buddhism. I hope you find this discussion engaging. Sanat Sogani is a PhD student in Political Theory at the Central European University in Vienna. (00:00) Introduction (02:24) Psychology and Politics discussion begins (05:35) What is politics (11:36) Key Ideas of Politics 12:36 Plato and Socrates 13:24 Aristotle 14:28 Hobbes 15:55 Rousseau 17:33 Hobbes vs Rousseau 18:23 Kant 19:36 Marx 20:31 Rawls 21:41 Feminism 22:15 Nancy Fraser & Elizabeth Anderson 24:00 Confucius and Eastern Thinkers 26:52 Which thinker influenced Sanat the most? 27:57 Is Rishi Sunak Kantian? 29:46 Buddhism, Religion and Atheism 34:51 Where does religion go wrong? 35:38 Deontology vs utilitarianism 38:51 The trolley problem 41:18 Trolley problem in the pandemic 42:04 Buddhist philosophy 43:47 Is growth limited to a few? 45:47 The problem of psychopathy and bad actors 46:23 Problems inherent in Buddhsim and any belief system 48:39 Liberalism 50:16 Is political theory useful in day to day life? 54:32 Arriving at political conclusions through psychological premises 55:02 Agency and mental health 57:49 Intersection of psychology and politics 01:00:27 Status and social hierarchies 01:04:50 Morality 01:09:43 Sankalp's views on where morality comes from 01:11:02 Jonathan Haidt's Moral Foundation Theory 01:14:20 Marriage 01:19:25 Conform or Rebel: How to Decide? 01:22:18 Protests 01:24:05 Books & resources to learn political theory 01:25:25 Left - right spectrum 01:28:06 Wrapping up

In this episode, we talk about the risks of meditation practice.52 ways to be more emotionally intelligent (free guidebook): https://newsletter.sankalpgarud.org/52waysguideFinancial times podcast: https://www.ft.com/content/b3ec8e57-5cf9-4f96-9267-56c3bcd9c10200:00 Introduction03:06 Announcement04:00 Motivation (Untold: The Retreat Podcast)06:16 What are meditation retreats08:23 Categories of meditation related problems11:34 Psychological problems stemming from physical problems11:59 Sleep related disturbances15:39 Nutrition related problems19:37 Socio-psychological Problems23:00 Cultlike elements in meditation28:09 Critical Thinking29:04 Political Polarisation29:57 Mental Health Problems30:10 Psychotic episodes31:31 The purpose of meditation36:12 Perfectionism37:33 Insights40:52 Reaching out for help and potential pitfalls42:36 AftershowWebsite: sankalpgarud.orgListen on Spotify/iTunes/RSS/Web PlayerSign up for the mailing list!Please share the podcast using the links below. If you wish to contact me for feedback/suggestions/comments, please get in touch using this contact form. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we talk about the four attachment styles. This is a audio excerpt from my YouTube video on the same topic! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss how to stop being nice. This is an episode with Dr Aziz GazipuraFree guide: https://newsletter.sankalpgarud.org/52waysguideWebsite: sankalpgarud.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we talk about how to deal with negative emotionsWebsite: sankalpgarud.orgListen on Spotify/iTunes/RSS/Web PlayerSign up for the mailing list!Please share the podcast using the links below. If you wish to contact me for feedback/suggestions/comments, please get in touch using this contact form. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this podcast, I talk about the epistemology of emotional intelligence. Website: sankalpgarud.orgListen on Spotify/iTunes/RSS/Web PlayerSign up for the mailing list!Please share the podcast using the links below. If you wish to contact me for feedback/suggestions/comments, please get in touch using this contact form. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this epidose, I discuss self esteemInstant Emotional Intelligence WorkbookWebsite: sankalpgarud.orgListen on Spotify/iTunes/RSS/Web PlayerSign up for the mailing list!Please share the podcast using the links below. If you wish to contact me for feedback/suggestions/comments, please get in touch using this contact form. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this podcast, we discuss confidence.Get 52 ways to be emotionally intelligent guidebookListen on Spotify/iTunes/RSS/Web PlayerSign up for the mailing list!Please share the podcast using the links below. If you wish to contact me for feedback/suggestions/comments, please get in touch using this contact form. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.