Today I speak with Dr. Josh Smith about coping mechanisms and how we deal with the peaks and valleys that life throws at us. We talk about EQ versus IQ and how a person could need different coping mechanisms based on both.  We talk about: -“ignorance is bliss” -EQ versus IQ -virtue of personality tests -existing on a sliding scale -the “perfect” person -how people see you -emotional development in kids  -saying no Time Stamps:  1:00 Introduction 5:30 EQ versus IQ 14:00 introversion versus extroversion 17:48 how much to question personality tests 28:00 remembering you “exist” 34:50 emotional development in kids 43:10 perfection is a moving target 51:00 doing the work 58:30 being able to say no 63:05 invalidating your own feelings CONNECT WITH KAIT: IG: https://www.instagram.com/kaitannmichelle/ Team LevelUp: https://www.instagram.com/team.levlup/ Email: [email protected] Free FB Community: : https://www.facebook.com/groups/levluptraining TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kaitannmichelle Email List: First Dibs on Freebies and Tips! Twitter: https://twitter.com/kaitannmichelle SnapChat: https://snapchat.com/add/kait.callahan22 Legion Code: CoachK CONNECT WITH JOSH: IG: https://www.instagram.com/drj.smith/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kaitannmichelle/support