Author of #1 bestseller THE NEW EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE • Follow me to increase your EQ & exceed your goals ⚡ World’s bestselling EQ author with 5+ million books sold. Free weekly newsletter at TravisBradberry.com
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About
I became deeply passionate about emotional intelligence in my early 20s and began writing books and articles around that time as I finished my dual Ph.D. program in clinical and industrial psychology. I found that most everything people were writing about EQ was too academic and difficult to apply. My goal was to give people only what they needed: great techniques for applying EQ in their own lives.
I learned and iterated and over the years I found an audience. To date I’ve sold more than 5 million books. I also built a thriving business that provided EQ tests and training to Fortune 500 companies. Then just months before COVID hit, my partner and I received a surprising offer for our business, so we sold it. I thought it would be nice to retire young. Sail off into the sunset, so to speak.
I was dead wrong. I missed my calling.
After a couple years off, I found myself researching and writing about EQ again. Times had changed, but EQ hadn’t. It’s more critical now than ever. And it isn’t something most of us are taught growing up.
There was so much more that I wanted to say. So, here I am.
I created a new, modern EQ test that greatly improved upon my previous work. I wrote an important new book (more on that below) that captured everything I’d learned during my absence. And now I’m part of a new company, LEADx, that uses this thinking to provide cutting-edge EQ tests and training to companies worldwide.
→ Check out LEADx: leadx.org/eq-certification
→ Check out my new book:
amazon.com/New-Emotional-Intelligence-Travis-Bradberry/dp/B0DVRGB979
The world is changing rapidly, and EQ is more important now than ever. As times change, so should your approach to increasing your EQ. THE NEW EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE is a groundbreaking new book by Dr. Travis Bradberry that answers the call with an entirely new way to increase your EQ.
This trailblazing book applies the latest breakthroughs in psychology and neuroscience to deliver a proven, step-by-step program that will take your EQ to new heights. The book's innovative process shows you how to make big changes in small steps as you transform yourself, surpass your goals, and unlock your highest potential.
Each copy contains a unique passcode to take The Emotional Intelligence Test™ an enlightening new assessment (the author's first in 20 years) that will show you where your EQ stands today and how you can improve it.
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Master the pause. Emotional intelligence isn’t about being positive all the time. It’s about being aware enough to choose your response instead of…
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🎤 ELEVATING ETHICS THROUGH EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE (EQ) I’m excited to be speaking at the Beverly Hills Bar Association on August 17 at 12:30PM PT…
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Experience
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Cofounder and President
TalentSmart
Education
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California School of Professional Psychology
Dual Ph.D. clinical and industrial-organizational psychology
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University of California
B.S. Clinical Psychology
Honors & Awards
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#1 LinkedIn Article of All Time
LinkedIn
My post, How Successful People Stay Calm, has more than 4 million views, making it the most read post on LinkedIn of all time.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140805002649-50578967-how-successful-people-stay-calm
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Spanish
Limited working proficiency
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
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