Emotional Intelligence

Are you familiar with Emotional Intelligence? You wonder if you have it? Do you need it? Can you grow it? Dan Goleman, creator of the Emotional Intelligence movement, defined “EI” as “The management and awareness of emotions, both yours and those of others.” Goleman’s research showed that those with strong emotional intelligence generally outperformed those with high IQs, becoming more talented leaders. With his book “Emotional Intelligence: Why can it matter more than the IQ”, Goleman breaks EI into five components of energy consciousness:

1. Self-awareness is the ability to be aware of moods and emotions, and how they affect you and others. These people have a better realistic self-assessment.

2. Motivation is a desire to achieve goals with passion, for reasons that may not appear in salary or status. Motivation is designed from a clear organization, by setting objectives, and despite failure, expressees optimistically.

3. Social skills are talents to find common ground, build a connection and a good relationship to create meaningful relationships. Social skills are talents of persuasion and attentive listening, with an ability to take charge and create a good team.

4. Self-regulation is a capacity to suspend judgment, to be more receptive and less reactive. This helps manage moods and disruptive impulses.

5. Empathy is the most important quality; the ability not only to understand, but also to

feel what others are feeling, and act accordingly.

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