#32: How To Master Your Emotions And Manage Your Reactivity

All of the awareness in the world changes nothing if you are not training your focus. You cannot be fully present with a partner or devote yourself to your purpose without it. That's why we've created a free training to help you become a one-percenter in the skill of focus.Grab your free focus training here.On this solo episode, Isaac leads listeners through a masterclass on the exactly how to familiarize yourself with your emotional reactions. When tensions are high, most of us default to knee-jerk reactions. But those that are truly skilled in the art of relational leadership have learned to introduce conscious choice in those moments instead. They choose behaviors that create connection instead of separation. That can feel like swimming upstream. It's not easy. In this episode, Isaac reveals the path and shows listeners the internal work to build self-understanding, and the external behaviors to actually shift their lived experience. You're going to want to take notes on this one.Follow us on IG:https://www.instagram.com/loveisaacwathenhttps://www.instagram.com/lovejessicakatehttps://www.instagram.com/thewellworshippedman00:00 Introduction to Emotional Mastery00:59 Understanding the Space Between Stimulus and Response07:07 Staying in the Pocket: Emotional Activation in Relationships10:49 Mapping Emotional Reactions and the Four B's22:44 The Importance of Biography and Backstory31:34 The Naming Protocol: A Counterintuitive Approach38:24 Somatic Practices and Final Thoughts