Emotional Intellegence

It has been said that "emotional intelligence is the key to both personal and professional success"

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Have you heard the term emotional intelligence? Are you curious? Do you know what it means?

e·mo·tion·al in·tel·li·gence (noun)
the capacity to be aware of, control, and express one's emotions, and to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically.

Simply put:emotional intelligence is your individual ability to identify, manage, and express your emotions, and to identify and empathize with the emotions of others.

How does having it improve your life? Is it something that you’re just born with? Can you learn it? Does it matter? Yes, I think it does. I believe that it positively effects your self-esteem, your physical health, your mental health, your job performance, and enhances your relationships.

While heightened emotional intelligence isn’t a requirement to grow in life, it certainly helps with a lot of significant areas. And, I would argue, that emotional intelligence is becoming increasingly beneficial as our world turns more and more towards technology.

Emotional intelligence can be broken down into four primary skill sets:

Emotional Awareness (or self-awareness): being aware of your own emotions, moment to moment, and understanding how your emotions influence your thoughts and behavioral choices
Emotional Management (or self-management): being able to shift, manage, and consciously suppress your emotions when necessary.
Social awareness: being aware of the emotional realities of others.
Relationship management: knowing how to develop and maintain healthy personal relationships with others

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