{"podcast":{"title":"The Heart of Entrepreneurship","slug":"the-heart-of-entrepreneurship-7083654","podcast_index_feed_id":7083654,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-heart-of-entrepreneurship","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/02l3flSFLa4gfg3FzRVy7_APCodRJyzDBANfoAgyRkQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iNzcz/NGQxYmUwMmU2ZWQx/YjgxZTVmNGEwYTJi/NjMzOS5wbmc.jpg","author":"Bootstrapped Giants","episode_count":32,"summary":"Entrepreneurship is about more than your income statement.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T20:18:27.699443+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-heart-of-entrepreneurship-7083654"},"episode":{"title":"The Answers Are Hiding in Your Repressed Emotions","slug":"the-answers-are-hiding-in-your-repressed-emotions","published_at":"2025-08-08T05:17:17+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-heart-of-entrepreneurship-7083654/the-answers-are-hiding-in-your-repressed-emotions","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-heart-of-entrepreneurship-7083654","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/418e4ef5","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/418e4ef5/8c9f4be3.mp3","summary":"Emotions Are Not the Enemy: Unlocking Leadership, Clarity & Decision-Making Through Feeling ✅ ARE YOU BOOTSTRAPPING? YOU NEED THIS: https://bootstrappedgiants.com/subscribe ✅ Master the Inner Game of Entrepreneurship here: https://www.davekashen.com/newsletter-sign-up Most entrepreneurs think their emotions get in the way. But what if they’re actually your greatest untapped superpower? In this no-fluff conversation, Jesse and Dave explore how emotional awareness is directly tied to clearer thinking, better leadership, and faster decision-making. Drawing from real-world founder coaching, this episode dives into emotional intelligence for leaders , how to identify suppressed emotions , and why your resistance to feelings like fear or shame might be holding you back. If you’ve ever said “I’m just not a feelings person,” this one’s for you. Show Notes: 01:00 – Why Jesse wanted to talk about emotions this time 03:00 – What emotions really are (energy in motion) 04:30 – Emotions vs. logic: the brain injury case study 06:00 – Manufactured emotions vs. present-moment feelings 07:30 – Fear isn’t dirty fuel… resistance is 09:00 – Why your whole life may be built around avoiding 1 or 2 feelings 10:30 – What are the core emotions? (Dave’s 7-emotion framework) 12:00 – Inside Out, Pixar, and understanding emotional intelligence 14:00 – Are emotions intelligent? Can they help you? 15:30 – Anger as boundary energy: why leaders need to feel it 17:00 – Setting real boundaries at home and work 19:00 – Why founders avoid firing people (the sadness trap) 22:00 – Jesse’s example: how repressed sadness led to 5 costly years 24:00 – Emotions you can’t feel will distort your decision-making 26:00 – The fear of feeling vs. the feeling itself 27:00 – I’m not emotional = repression in disguis…","meta_description":"Emotions Are Not the Enemy: Unlocking Leadership, Clarity & Decision-Making Through Feeling ✅ ARE YOU BOOTSTRAPPING? YOU NEED THIS: https://bootstrapp…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2893,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-heart-of-entrepreneurship-7083654/episodes/the-answers-are-hiding-in-your-repressed-emotions/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-heart-of-entrepreneurship-7083654/the-answers-are-hiding-in-your-repressed-emotions.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}