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There is a topic that is near and dear to my heart, that being mental wellbeing. I am sure this comes to no surprise to anyone here, but we as law enforcement professionals, and more collectively as first responders, struggle sometimes to maintain our wellbeing. What's sometimes visible to the outside world is not so apparent to ourselves. I should know, I've spent almost seven years as a cop in Minneapolis and have experienced my own critical incident and the riots of 2020. It took the perception and observations of someone I love very much to point out that I had dramatically changed as a person, and not in a good way. It was from this moment on that I knew I had to take ownership and bring on positive change into my life. And at the same time I asked myself if I could help anyone else who may have been in the same or similar situation? I couldn't possibly be the only one going through these changes, was I?
So in January of this year I incorporated a nonprofit to introduce a concept I believe can help us all, Emotional Intelligence. If you are not familiar with Emotional Intelligence or what's commonly abbreviated as EQ, it is our ability to perceive, control, and harness the power of our emotions. It also gives us the insight or perception into the emotions of others. EQ is also a skill set and it's one that we can master. So you may be asking yourself, why is it important? I won't pretend to scare you into thinking that bad things can and will happen if you ignore your mental wellbeing, and instead we will look at the flip side.
Those who have high levels of EQ will often find themselves making thoughtful and purposeful decisions. Their reactions are often wired for positive responses and rarely do their emotions hijack the decision making process. We forge better and stronger bonds with others. High levels of EQ also give us the perception we have more in control of our lives, situations and problems than we often give ourself credit for. And it's that control or ownership that allows us to take care of our wellbeing, both physically and mentally.
My nonprofit Furos.org is bringing this training to fruition this summer. Our EQ course, or experience as I like to call it, will be provided at NO COST to the agency or individual. We are relying heavily on the fundraising aspect, which is going to allow us to keep it at no cost to the end user. The course will be available to first responders only, which we know includes LE, Fire, EMS and also Dispatch. We hope to have our pilot course by July and have the finalized version to roll out by September. Wether you represent yourself or your agency and you are truly interested, please visit our website to complete our form so we can place you on the waitlist. I will leave a link to the website at the bottom of the page. Thank you all for your time and take care each other and yourselves.
Justin Schmidt - http://www.furos.org
So in January of this year I incorporated a nonprofit to introduce a concept I believe can help us all, Emotional Intelligence. If you are not familiar with Emotional Intelligence or what's commonly abbreviated as EQ, it is our ability to perceive, control, and harness the power of our emotions. It also gives us the insight or perception into the emotions of others. EQ is also a skill set and it's one that we can master. So you may be asking yourself, why is it important? I won't pretend to scare you into thinking that bad things can and will happen if you ignore your mental wellbeing, and instead we will look at the flip side.
Those who have high levels of EQ will often find themselves making thoughtful and purposeful decisions. Their reactions are often wired for positive responses and rarely do their emotions hijack the decision making process. We forge better and stronger bonds with others. High levels of EQ also give us the perception we have more in control of our lives, situations and problems than we often give ourself credit for. And it's that control or ownership that allows us to take care of our wellbeing, both physically and mentally.
My nonprofit Furos.org is bringing this training to fruition this summer. Our EQ course, or experience as I like to call it, will be provided at NO COST to the agency or individual. We are relying heavily on the fundraising aspect, which is going to allow us to keep it at no cost to the end user. The course will be available to first responders only, which we know includes LE, Fire, EMS and also Dispatch. We hope to have our pilot course by July and have the finalized version to roll out by September. Wether you represent yourself or your agency and you are truly interested, please visit our website to complete our form so we can place you on the waitlist. I will leave a link to the website at the bottom of the page. Thank you all for your time and take care each other and yourselves.
Justin Schmidt - http://www.furos.org
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