The 7 Anchors of Emotional Intelligence: Holding Steady in a Chaotic World | Building a Stronger Society with TrueEQ
By Brandon Bishop
 
In a world that rewards performance and punishes vulnerability, emotional intelligence is no longer optional. It’s survival. It’s leadership. It’s liberation.
 
In The 7 Anchors of Emotional Intelligence, author and educator Brandon Bishop shares a deeply personal and practical framework for cultivating emotional maturity in a world built to distract and disconnect us. Part memoir, part manifesto, and part life map, this book guides readers through seven transformative practices:
 
Self-Awareness
Empathy
Resilience
Integrity
Growth
Compassion
Mindfulness
 
Drawing from his upbringing in rural Alabama, his experience as a high school chemistry teacher, and his own lifelong emotional healing journey, Brandon unpacks what it means to live with presence and purpose—without betraying yourself to fit in.
 
This is not just a book of ideas. It’s a book of anchors: clear, steadying truths that help you move from reaction to reflection, from silence to sovereignty, and from survival to connection. Each chapter includes real-life examples, composite case studies in leadership, parenting, and relationships, and accessible tools to help you integrate these anchors into your daily life.
 
Brandon is also the founder of TrueEQ, a groundbreaking ecosystem of emotional intelligence resources, including workshops, certification programs, licensed curricula, and a social network for emotionally intelligent connection. Learn more at www.JoinTrueEQ.com.
 
Whether you’re a parent, educator, coach, leader, survivor, or seeker—The 7 Anchors of Emotional Intelligence will help you come home to yourself, anchor your truth, and lead from a place of clarity, compassion, and strength.
 
This book won’t fix you.
Because you’re not broken.
But it will show you how to hold steady in a chaotic world—one anchor at a time.