Emotional GRIT 8 steps to master your emotions, transform your thoughts & change Your World

299 Pages·2016·6.031 MB·English

by  Dr Neeta F Bhushan

"EmotionalGRIT is a true calling for helping the next generation live
beyond stories and circumstances, thus creating a shift in the world
once we reframe our thinking."
GINA OTTO
ChangeMyWorldNow.org, CEO, Founder
International Best-Selling Author

"Emotional GRIT ignites a visionary future that craves a new
generation of compassionate leaders to set the stage for a heart-
centered evolution in humanity."
RAVÉ MEHTA
Grammy award-winning pianist
Producer and Bestselling Author

“Emotional GRIT is what men and women need, to understand the
importance of being human, and regaining what it means to pause in
today’s fast-paced life."
ANTHONY TRUCKS
Former NFL Player
International Speaker
Founder of Renew University

"EmotionalGRIT should be a household name for anyone desiring
to build their tenacity, character and strength-as a leader, partner,
parent, and overall human being. Men typically aren’t taught to
understand their emotions; this book provides you the basis for how
you can change that to enhance every area of your life. "
ERIK FULKERSON
CFO Elite Excursions

"EmotionalGRIT is pivotal to understanding the role of our
emotional strength and is mandatory for the state of our mental
health as well as for our optimal capacity as humans."
MATT RIEMANN
Founder, ph360.me,
The Human Foundation Project
NEETA BHUSHAN

"This is the future of collaboration, when we move past our
limitations and discover the potential to truly solve challenges in the
world, which starts with mastering your Emotional GRIT."
DR. HARBEEN ARORA
Women Economic Forum, India

"Leaders & entrepreneurs have difficulty showing vulnerability which
attacks the core of trust, Global GRIT is an opportunity to enable a
different approach of thinking."
SANJAY SINGHAL
Founder of Audiobooks & Venture Capitalist

"Emotional Leadership as pointed out in Emotional GRIT is the
future of preventative mental health and a bold call to action for our
time."
KATHRYN GOETZKE
CEO of The Mood Factory
Founder of iFRED
International Advocate of Mental Health

"To become a revolutionary leader, building your EmotionalGRIT is
the new metric of success for business leaders, teachers, coaches, and
students alike. Without it- you cannot thrive."
AJIT NAWALKHA
Co-founder Mindvalley
CEO Evercoach

"Shifting your perspective to push humanity forward, is what the
world needs more of- this book aims to challenge that."
GABRIEL BALDINUCCI
Chief Strategy Officer, Singularity University
EMOTIONAL GRIT

"Calling all entrepreneurs, get your EmotionalGRIT on! Finally, a
brilliant piece that highlights what it takes to be a revolutionary leader
combining behavioral, brain science, and positive psychology to make
it easier to incorporate for your teams, families, and your life."
ALEX ECHOLS
Serial Entrepreneur
Top 30 under 30 influencer
Best-Selling Author

“Emotional GRIT creates a platform where compassion and
empathy is at our core in problem-solving and building better
communities, closer families, and stronger relationships.”
NOVALENA J. BETANCOURT
CEO & Author, The Total Female Package

“Millennials are in need of connection, purpose and curiosity.
Emotional GRIT redefines what it looks like in every aspect of your
life.”
YASMINE EL BAGGARI
Founder of Voyaj
Recipient of Forbes 30 under 30 Award

EMOTIONAL
GRIT

8 Steps to Master Your Emotions,
Transform Your Thoughts, and
Change Your World

Dr. Neeta Bhushan
EMOTIONAL GRIT
8 Steps to Master Your Emotions, Transform Your Thoughts, and Change Your
World

Copyright © 2016 by Dr. Neeta Bhushan

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Cover design by Angela Kung
Book design by Storehouse Publishing, LLC
Internal graphics design by Krysta Francoeur
Editing by Ally Machete & Team, Michelle Herrera, Kate-Madonna
Hindes
Author photograph by Naomi Chu

EMOTIONAL GRIT / Dr. Neeta Bhushan. —1st ed.

ISBN: 978-0-9977675-2-0 (sc)
ISBN: 978-0-9977675-3-7 (ebk)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2016952440

Printed in the United States of America
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction
Change Your Life, Change Your World 9

PART ONE: A Call for More Compassion and Empathy 19
Chapter 1: Human Disconnection—The Dilemma of
Today's World 21
Chapter 2: Human Drivers of Success and a Cry for New
Leadership 31
Chapter 3: Get Ready to GRIT 47

PART TWO: GROW. Reveal. Innovate. Transform.
61
Grow —Becoming Aware of Your World
Chapter 4: The Road to Self-Mastery—Connecting Past 65
Stories Along the Way
Chapter 5: The EmotionalGRIT Kit—Using Empathy 87
Tools to Nail the Emotions Game

PART THREE: Grow. REVEAL. Innovate. Transform. 109
Reveal—To Accept the Past is to Move Forward 113
Chapter 6: Having Courage to Feel Fear 133
Chapter 7: Your Boundaries Vs. Boundless Curiosity 159
Chapter 8: Who Is In Charge? You or Your Ego? 185
Chapter 9: Forgive, Let Go, and Redefine Your Identity

PART FOUR: Grow. Reveal. INNOVATE. Transform. 203
Innovate—The Commitment to Change 207
Chapter 10: Emotional Flexibility to Innovate
Chapter 11: GRATITOOLS: A Toolbox Loaded with a 223
New Perception and Perspective

PART FIVE: Grow. Reveal. Innovate. TRANSFORM. 235
Transform—Take Responsibility and Take Action 239
Chapter 12: Elevate Your Life with New Anchors 259
Chapter 13: Leaders: Get Ready to Change Your World 269
Chapter 14: Hacking Your Revolutionary Human Potential
NEETA BHUSHAN

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Acknowledgements 283
Your EmotionalGRIT Kit 285
Resources 287
Key Characteristics 291
EmotionalGRIT Suite 293
End Notes 299
About the Author