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Knowing What You Feel, Choosing What You Do
Emotional intelligence gets called a soft skill. It is not. It is two hard moves done in order: name what you feel, then choose what you do.
In this episode, Pastor Snyder shows why naming is the discipline most people skip, and how the gap between feeling and choosing is where your real power lives.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Why naming a feeling accurately loosens its grip on you.
The difference between feeling (honest) and acting (accountable).
A simple twice-a-day drill to build the muscle.
SCRIPTURE ANCHOR
Proverbs 16:32, KJV: "He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city."
THIS WEEK'S ASSIGNMENT
Twice a day, finish the sentence out loud or on paper: "Right now I feel _______, and I am choosing to _______."
JOURNAL PROMPT
What feeling do I most often act on without naming first, and what does it cost me?
LINKS
Too Good Coffee: https://drinktoogood.com
Control the Beast (book) on sale at our website: https://controlthebeast.com/book.html
Website: https://controlthebeast.com
Substack: https://substack.com/@edsnyder1
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ControlTheBeast
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwardsnyder/
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By Ed SnyderEmotional intelligence gets called a soft skill. It is not. It is two hard moves done in order: name what you feel, then choose what you do.
In this episode, Pastor Snyder shows why naming is the discipline most people skip, and how the gap between feeling and choosing is where your real power lives.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Why naming a feeling accurately loosens its grip on you.
The difference between feeling (honest) and acting (accountable).
A simple twice-a-day drill to build the muscle.
SCRIPTURE ANCHOR
Proverbs 16:32, KJV: "He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city."
THIS WEEK'S ASSIGNMENT
Twice a day, finish the sentence out loud or on paper: "Right now I feel _______, and I am choosing to _______."
JOURNAL PROMPT
What feeling do I most often act on without naming first, and what does it cost me?
LINKS
Too Good Coffee: https://drinktoogood.com
Control the Beast (book) on sale at our website: https://controlthebeast.com/book.html
Website: https://controlthebeast.com
Substack: https://substack.com/@edsnyder1
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ControlTheBeast
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwardsnyder/