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Emotional Intelligence
Every time a ‘new idea‘like EQ or emotional intelligence comes
along, it’s tempting to write it off a just another fad. However,
although it is often true that all we get in the personal development
field is ‘re-packaging' emotional intelligence seems to have hit
many nails on the head and built something useful with them!
"Emotional Intelligence is the capacity for recognizing our
own feelings and those of others, for motivating ourselves, and
for managing emotions well in ourselves and others."
Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional
Intelligence
Why do we need emotional intelligence?
If you’re going to read further, you need some motivation. So how
about this:
The rate of depression has skyrocketed over the last few decades.
Depression is a horrible, life-destroying condition (at least temporarily).
The right sort of emotional intelligence can inoculate you against
it.
There is overwhelming, incontrovertible, undeniable evidence that
good emotional intelligence is a marker for success in today’s workplace.
See the following studies if you want proof.
The incidence of other emotional difficulties is climbing almost
exponentially. Anxiety problems, panic attacks, addiction, obsessive-compulsive
disorders, anger. With the right emotional intelligence skills,
you control your emotions, not the other way round.
Life is SO much more enjoyable with good emotional intelligence.
Aside from avoiding all the above emotional nasties, you enjoy your
work more, get more from your personal and professional relationships,
progress further at work and so earn more, have more control over
yourself and are better placed to help others. And much more!
If this doesn’t persuade you that emotional intelligence is a good
idea, maybe you’re an emotional genius already!
Next, Emotional Intelligence Study
