Personal development expert, thought leader, and corporate speaker in the fields of personal and corporate success, Gregg M. Steinberg, PhD, was kind enough to answer a few questions about his insightful and empowering book Full Throttle: 122 Strategies to Supercharge Your Performance at Work.
Thanks to Gregg Steinberg for his thoughtful and informative answers about his book and his system for developing emotional control to achieve top level performance in any field.
What was the background to writing this book Full Throttle: 122 Strategies to Supercharge Your Performance at Work?
Gregg Steinberg: I coach many business executives and realized that they are the same as athletes, so I applied the same principles to business for this book.
You write in the book that mastering our emotions is the X-Factor to success. Why is understanding and controlling emotions so important?
Gregg Steinberg: Emotions are the cornerstone to our success. For instance, if we are nervous and not at ease, our performance will suffer, regardless of venue.
Do many otherwise astute business people find themselves being less effective because of a lack of emotional control?
Gregg Steinberg: There is an old saying, "when you are inside the frame, it is hard to know what the picture looks like". I believe many people I work with do not see the big picture and it has little to do with intelligence.
How does your approach build upon the well known and established principle of emotional intelligence?
Gregg Steinberg: Emotional intelligence dealt with knowing our emotions and controlling those emotions as well as knowing emotions in others and controlling those emotions. My work goes a step further and also speaks to emotional bravado, emotional engagement, emotional balance, emotional drive.
Gregg Steinberg (photo left)
What are some of the most damaging emotions that can do serious harm to a business person's career or company?
Gregg Steinberg: Fear is the #1 emotion which comes across as insecurity and lack of confidence.
You describe becoming more in control of your emotions by mastering six core strengths. What are those six core strengths and why are they critical to success?
Gregg Steinberg: Emotional awareness, emotional bravado, emotional engagement, emotional drive, emotional balance. They are independent but also interactive and you need all of them to be successful in most areas of your life.
You include a number of inspiring success stories in the book. Is it possible for anyone to achieve equal or even greater success than the people described in the case studies?
Gregg Steinberg: Anything is possible
The book is quite interactive as it includes exercises and drills to help the reader to master their own personal emotions. Was this interactive component part of the overall intention of the book?
Gregg Steinberg: Yes, I believe people do not just want inspiring stories but also how to apply this knowledge and my aim was to give them tools to apply the knowledge from the book.
What is the first step a person should take toward mastering their emotions?
Gregg Steinberg: Emotional awareness is the key to enlightenment.
What is next for Dr. Gregg Steinberg?
Gregg Steinberg: Anything is possible!
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My book review of Full Throttle: 122 Strategies to Supercharge Your Performance at Work by Gregg M. Steinberg PhD.
