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How Do You Train for Mountains When You Live in Chicago? Try Coaching.

Filed under: Emotional Intelligence — Tags: emotional iq, resilience, training and coaching — ihhp @ 8:23 pm on May 26, 2010

If you’ve ever been to the Midwest U.S., you know most of the big “hills” are the bridges that go over the highways, so how could I possibly train to do three long mountain climbs in one day? This was the second question I asked myself when I decided to ride l’Etape Du Tour – a mountain stage of the Tour de France (the first question was “are you nuts?”). The answer was that I have no idea how to train for mountains, so I got a coach who has done this same ride. Here is what I have learned through coaching;

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Test your EQ lately?

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What sets great leaders apart from average leaders is not their IQs, technical skills or even their industry experience. It is their emotional intelligence — their ability to manage their own emotions and those of others. In fact, according to a study by the Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro, NC (www.ccl.org), the two main derailers of a great career have nothing to do with raw intelligence, but with a person’s inability to manage relationships and to deal effectively with change.

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