Well, you're talking about mastering, right? Not mixing?
For "mastering" I don't touch the EQ, really. Why would I when I can go back to my orginal mix and bring out the specific elements that I want so much better there?
The most I do is tailor the bottom end a bit. I feel like I should go back and tailor it in the mix, but its easier for me to do it afterwards. I'm talking WAY bottom end, and mostly just cutting the mud out of the it.
Then I compress, since I know what the tune sounds like. Usually, I am just lightly touching it to bring the peaks under control and bump the tune up a few dB. If I have to do more than that its "Hi ho! Hi ho! Back to the mix I go!"
I don't like the way the limiter in t-racks sounds so I don't use it. Again- if I feel like I have to limit it I go back to the mix and treat the individual tracks that are causing the spikes.
Its a great way to learn about mixing, really.
Ye, gods! I can't think of any reason that I would normalize after tweaking the EQ, compressor, and the limiter! I try to hit my target peak with those tools rather than get a good sound then normalize it to -.3dB or whatever. It just makes more sense to me that way and probably maximizes whatever sound quality your track has.
Take care,
Chris