Brad teaches David Hawkins’ 16 emotional states as two competing octaves—8 lower, 8 upper—so you can catch what you’re feeling early, release what’s driving you, and move into clarity, courage, and unshakeable calmness.

Master your Emotions Like Music


  • Shift from reactive → responsive in real situations

  • Name what you’re feeling instead of spinning in it

  • Reduce the charge behind triggers so they lose control

  • Communicate with less defensiveness and more clarity

  • Make better decisions under pressure

  • Feel more grounded, calm, and steady day to day

What changes when you can “hear” your emotional state on purpose?


The Two Octaves & Their 16 Notes

Lower-octave states drain energy and narrow awareness. Upper-octave states generate energy and expand awareness.
The skill is learning the notes—and learning how to move upward.

Lower Octave - Ego Driven

“Draining”

  • Pride

  • Anger

  • Desire

  • Fear

  • Grief

  • Apathy

  • Guilt

  • Shame

Upper Octave - Authentic Self

“Life Giving”

  • Peace

  • Joy

  • Love

  • Reason

  • Acceptance

  • Willingness

  • Neutrality

  • Courage


How it Works

Most people aren’t feeling one emotion—they’re playing a chord.

This gives you a simple map and a repeatable practice.

  1. Learn the Two Octaves — recognize when you’re in lower-octave reactivity vs upper-octave clarity

  2. Hear the 16 Notes — identify what’s actually playing in real time (and what it’s costing you)

  3. Practice letting go — release the lower notes and move upward in the moments that matter


1:1 Coaching with Brad

Private sessions focused on real-life application. We’ll use the Two Octaves and the 16 Notes to help you recognize what’s happening early, shift out of reactivity, and build a steadier baseline.

  • Anxiety, fear loops, overthinking

  • Conflict and hard conversations

  • Relationship patterns you keep repeating

  • Leadership pressure, burnout, decision fatigue

  • Feeling stuck, heavy, reactive, or shut down

Meet Brad Hines

Brad is a coach who helps people build emotional mastery with a clear framework and practical repetition. He teaches a two-octave model (ego-driven vs authentic-self) and a fixed set of 16 emotional states you can learn to recognize quickly.

In your work together, you’ll:

  • Identify the emotional “notes” you default to under stress

  • Learn the two-octave pattern that keeps you stuck (and how to shift)

  • Practice letting go so old triggers lose their grip

  • Apply it to real situations: hard conversations, conflict, anxiety, decisions

  • Build a personal plan you can actually use week to week


Contact Brad

Tell me what you’re dealing with and what you want to be different. I’ll reply personally.


You don’t have to stay stuck in the lower octave.

If you want help applying the Two Octaves and the 16 Notes to your real life—anxiety, conflict, patterns you keep repeating—reach out using the Contact Brad form above. Brad will reply personally.