We’re going to change things up on Creative Warriors. This week I’m thrilled to welcome a guest who’s 6-week course I will be taking in the new year. Once I’ve finished the course, I plan on having this guest back to discuss my results. Sure, it’s a little intimidating to be doing this so publicly. But my goal is to show you all how important this work can be. What is it I’m going to be working on? It’s called “Positive Intelligence,” or “PQ” for short, and I’m hoping this year we can all raise our PQ together. Positive Intelligence is the measure of your mental fitness, or your positivity quotient. It is how quickly you can recover from negative reactions to challenges and turn them into positive challenges. Understanding one’s PQ is also understanding what your “saboteur” is and how or why your personal mindset can be overtaken by negative things. When we work on our PQ we can begin to live, work, and respond from a place of joy, peace, love, and inspiration.  To dive deeper into understanding the power of positivity, I’ve brought on Stanford lecturer and CEO coach, Shirzad Chamine.   Shirzad is the author of the New York Times bestselling Positive Intelligence. He has been the CEO of the largest coach training organization in the world, having trained faculty at Stanford and Yale business schools. His background includes PhD studies in neuroscience in addition to a BA in psychology, an MS in electrical engineering, and an MBA from Stanford.  Get ready to upgrade your life by increasing you positivity by downloading this episode now. THE WARRIOR OF EMPATHY “The snowman will melt under the light of your awareness” -Shirzad Chamine” -Shirzad Chamine Highlights - There are 10 Saboteurs. By having an understanding of your personal saboteurs, you can begin to break free from them. All Saboteurs try to control you through fear. The Sage in you is all about love.  Saboteurs will also create your great strength and greatest sensitivity. There are 5 Powers of The Sage: empathize, explore, innovate, navigate, and activate. Absolutely every circumstance can be turned into a gift and opportunity.  The self-command muscle is what we need to strengthen to activate the PQ part of our brain. Guest Contact - Shirzad's Website Shirzad's Twitter Shirzad's Facebook Shirzad's Program Shirzad's Book: Positive Intelligence Contact Jeffrey - Website Coaching support My book, LINGO: Discover Your Ideal Customer's Secret Language and Make Your Business Irresistible is now available! Watch my TEDx LincolnSquare video and please share!  Resources - Have Your Website Brand Message Reviewed! Is your website and are all your marketing materials speaking the right LINGO of your ideal customers? Often it's not which is why you're not converting traffic and leads to clients and attracting your most profitable customers. Fill out the simple LINGO Review application and I'll take a look at your website. If I have suggestions for you to improve your brand message (I almost always do), we'll set up a complimentary 30-minute call to discuss. A select number of websites are also chosen for my LINGO Review Video Series. Fill out the application today and let's get your business speaking the right LINGO! Music by Jawn