There’s a difference between being a great leader in theory and actually being one in practice.

As a CEO, you face a lot of challenges that aren’t actually business-related or professional in nature at all. They’re just often disguised as such. But they’re really emotional challenges that require something to bridge the gap. That something is called “emotional courage.”

What does that entail, though? I’ve been exploring this idea of emotional courage in female leaders and came across best-selling author, emotional courage expert, and CEO advisor Peter Bregman in my research. According to him, it boils down to this: if you’re willing to feel anything, you can do anything.

In this episode of the Time to Level Up podcast, you’ll learn about what emotional courage is, what it looks like in practice with examples, and how it affects you in business and in life. I’ll also teach you about Bregman’s three elements to being a great leader and how you can start taking on those elements within yourself right away.

5:54 - How Peter Bregman defines emotional courage and its effect on your goals

9:31 - What happens when you try to stuff your emotions down

12:28 - The difference between feeling vs. expressing an emotion.

13:50 - Bregman’s three critical elements for powerful leadership (and why you need all three simultaneously to be a great leader)

20:20 - Ways you can develop each of Bregman’s leadership elements starting right now

26:13 - The approach to emotional courage that will make you unstoppable

Mentioned In Emotional Courage: Becoming an “I’ve Got This” Leader

18 Minutes and Leading with Emotional Courage by Peter Bregman

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