Knowing These 5 Emotional Needs Will Make Your Life So. Much. Better.

In this episode of Everyday EQ, I talk about what your top 5 emotional needs are, why they're so gosh-dang important (no, literally, they will revolutionize how you live if you let them), and how you can identify your own. Casual.

00:45 - What are these top 5 emotional needs?

1:43 - The name of the game is fulfillment. That's why these needs are so freaking important.

1:56 - But why only 5?

3:19 - How to figure out your top 5 emotional needs. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE TOP 5 NEEDS WORKSHEET: https://theceqo.com/top-5-needs

3:59 - You may find similarities in your needs across multiple areas of life. Here's why.

6:24 - Why I 10/10 recommend figuring out your top 5 needs (aka, why this is literally the most important thing you can do when developing your EQ and self-awareness)

8:12 - A quick note on what healthy empathy is vs. codependent people-pleasing

9:14 - The job of satisfying your needs is yours, FIRST. Then you incorporate others who can meet you there.

10:11 - And for the love of all that is holy, please don't try to do this if something/someone DOESN'T meet your needs.

11:38 - The other reason that knowing your needs is so AH-MAY-ZING: You get REAL clear on what's working in your life and what isn't, and why/why not.

14:49 - You can ALSO use your needs to help you evaluate future opportunities, which will help you make better, more aligned decisions in your life. Win!

15:19 - Here's why it can get confusing when you're trying to make aligned decisions.

17:01 - What to do when an opportunity does NOT meet ANY of your needs.

17:25 - And what to do when it meets only a few of your needs.

18:42 - Now go discover your top 5 needs! CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE TOP 5 NEEDS WORKSHEET or try this other, more general technique that I mention at this timestamp.

20:30 - A bonus pro tip.

As always, if you have questions about emotional intelligence or anything that you heard on this episode, please reach out to me at info [at] theceqo [dot] com. Thanks for listening!