Welcome to the Take What You Need Today Series! This episode discusses truth and welcoming our pink elephants…the parts of us we hide and don’t want the world to see for fear of ridicule, unwanted opinions, loneliness, and/or reprimand. The parts of us society cancelled with societal norms before we could take our first baby steps…yes, who we truly are and was always meant to be. Are you ready to get vulnerable? It just may be the very thing you need to show up, show out, and show off in your life. That’s right, your life and to do that, we need truth.  Let’s delve deep today…Let’s get emotionally intelligent, shall we?

Welcome to the Take What You Need Today Series! This episode discusses valuing your voice. Have you been feeling unheard lately? No matter what’s happening in your life right now, you matter and your voice matters. Your voice is powerful. So much has been taken, however, you are important, and I encourage you to take your power back by seeing and exercising the value in your voice. You have a voice for a reason so use it…keep shining your light despite the negativity surrounding us. The world needs it now more than ever. Let’s get emotionally intelligent, shall we?

Hello Feelers and Thinkers and those in-between. Welcome to Episode 9 of the Let’s Get Emotionally Intelligent Podcast. I am your host, Dr. Phenessa A. Gray, the Emotional Intelligence Doctor, Author, certified Social + Emotional Intelligence Coach, DEI Consultant, and Workplace Culture Transformer committed to creating a more emotionally intelligent world one heart and mind at a time. I bring harmony to your heart and mind by sharing bite-sized emotionally intelligent inspiration to practice EI in your everyday lives and empower you to FEEL Better, THINK Better, and LIVE Better. Today, we're talking about our truth…our humanness…giving ourselves grace to be. We are called human beings for a reason, yet we focus too much on our performance. Probably because we are bombarded and indoctrinated with valuing doing over being. When being is accomplished, doing comes naturally and we can let life in and breathe more freely. This podcast is an extension of my speech at my sisterfriend, Traci Ross, and host of the 1st annual Woman Exhale: Girl Just Breathe Women’s Conference. It was an amazing event and I’m looking forward to the next one. Now, are you ready to walk in truth, authenticity, and power? Now is your time and your moment.  Let’s delve deep today…Let’s get emotionally intelligent, shall we?

Hello, Feelers and Thinkers and those in-between. Welcome to Episode 8 of the Let’s Get Emotionally Intelligent Podcast. I am your host, Dr. Phenessa A. Gray, Founder of Emotional Intelligence Doctor, a personal and professional development coaching & training company committed to creating a more emotionally intelligent world one heart and mind at a time. I bring synergy to your heart and mind by providing bite-sized emotionally intelligent inspiration to practice EI in your everyday lives and empower you to FEEL Better, THINK Better, and LIVE Better. Today, we're talking about not co-signing to what others’ say about you. My question to you is are you minding your own business? If not, I'll help you focus on what matters most and that’s your opinion of yourself. By the end of this broadcast, you'll be empowered to only cosign with the truth and your truth about you and think less about others. So, let’s get emotionally intelligent, shall we?

Hello Feelers and Thinkers and those in-between. Welcome to Episode 7 of the Let’s Get Emotionally Intelligent Podcast. I am your host, Dr. Phenessa A. Gray, Founder of Emotional Intelligence Doctor, a coaching and personal and professional development training company committed to creating a more emotionally intelligent world one heart and mind at a time. I bring synergy to your heart and mind by providing bite-sized emotionally intelligent inspiration to practice EI in your everyday lives and empower you to FEEL Better, THINK Better, and LIVE Better. Today, we're talking about self-defeating behaviors and how to overcome them empowering you to increase your personal power, a social and emotional intelligence competency. Let me ask you a question. Are you dating defeat? If so, I'll give you practical solutions to rewrite your self-talk script and overcome self-defeating behaviors. I guarantee that by the end of this episode, you'll have the tools to breakup with defeat and give it the deuces. Let’s get emotionally intelligent, shall we?

Hello Feelers and Thinkers! Welcome to Episode 6 of the Let’s Get Emotionally Intelligent Podcast. Today’s topic is about being in the arena. Who you are is more than enough. Flaunt your authenticity or at least be comfortable with you even if no one else is…they’ll either embrace who you are or not, but that’s not your problem. Who you are is more than enough. Flaunt your authenticity or at least be comfortable with you even if no one else is…they’ll either embrace who you are or not, but that’s not your problem…just BE. Let’s get emotionally intelligent, shall we?

Hello Feelers and Thinkers! Welcome to Episode 5 of the Let’s Get Emotionally Intelligent Podcast. Today’s topic is about Owning Your Personal Space. What does that mean to you? Know this...You are invaluable, deserving, and worthy of respect. Owning this for yourself crosses all five aspects of EI: self-awareness, self-management, motivation, social skills, and empathy. Truly understanding where we are and who we are is essential to showing up in our own lives, choosing to be available for others, and refusing to accept what doesn't grow or serve us well. 

Hello Feelers and Thinkers! This episode discusses exploring personal values. Of the five emotional intelligence components, self-awareness is foundational and important to effectively managing ourselves. Creating and developing our core values helps to guide and focus our priorities. Knowing ourselves is key to mastering ourselves. This episode provides a self-awareness strategy to help us discover our core values and be intentional about our everyday lives.

Hello Feelers and Thinkers! This episode is about using emotional intelligence as a superpower. Whether you believe it or not, you have influence and developing your emotional intelligence can be used for good or for evil.  There are common misconceptions about emotional intelligence, but you have a choice in how you influence and persuade your world.