What isWhat is emotional emotional intelligence intelligence??

It is the capacity to reason It is the capacity to reason with emotions in four with emotions in four areas: to perceive areas: to perceive emotions, to integrate it in emotions, to integrate it in thoughts, to understand it thoughts, to understand it & to manage it.& to manage it.  

Daniel GolemanDaniel Goleman defines defines “Emotional Intelligence as the “Emotional Intelligence as the ability to monitor ones own & ability to monitor ones own & others emotions, to others emotions, to discriminate among them & to discriminate among them & to use the information to guide use the information to guide ones thinking and actions.”ones thinking and actions.”

EI EI is a new & better way of is a new & better way of measuring an individual’s measuring an individual’s chance of success in life. The chance of success in life. The higher your EI the greater your higher your EI the greater your ability to manage your feelings ability to manage your feelings & deal effectively with others, & deal effectively with others, the greater your chances are the greater your chances are of a happier lifeof a happier life..

Emotional AwarenessEmotional Awareness It is the ability to see & It is the ability to see & understand the connection understand the connection between what you are feeling between what you are feeling & how you act on those & how you act on those feelings. feelings. Emotional sensitivityEmotional sensitivityPeople who are Emotionally People who are Emotionally sensitive pay attention to non sensitive pay attention to non verbal cues & listen well.verbal cues & listen well.

Emotional managementEmotional managementthe ability to take the ability to take responsibility forresponsibility for and manage and manage ones own emotions and ones own emotions and personal happiness.personal happiness. Getting “it”Getting “it”Have Have “it”“it” together - together - a graceful a graceful balance of intellect and balance of intellect and emotion.emotion.

Attaining emotional literacyAttaining emotional literacyIt is the first step towards building It is the first step towards building your emotional intelligence. It is the your emotional intelligence. It is the ability to recognize, understand & ability to recognize, understand & appropriately express our emotions.appropriately express our emotions.

For e.g..many people confuse frustration & anger.For e.g..many people confuse frustration & anger.

Mind Your Emotions,Mind Your Emotions, Heal Your Body Heal Your Body

Repressed emotions cause various physical ailments, dreaded diseases, aches and pains like constipation, acidity, indigestion, back pain etc.Negative emotions like stress, sap our energy and make us weak.

What are emotional skills?What are emotional skills?

Self awareness - Self awareness - being able being able to recognize feelings & put a to recognize feelings & put a name on them.name on them.

Managing emotions- Managing emotions- being being able to channel emotions to a able to channel emotions to a positive end.positive end.

EmpathyEmpathy - - being able to act being able to act appropriately requires appropriately requires understanding the feelings of understanding the feelings of others involved & taking their others involved & taking their perspective.perspective.

CommunicatingCommunicating - - being able being able to express personal concerns to express personal concerns without anger or passivity.without anger or passivity.

Co- operationCo- operation - - knowing how knowing how & when to take the lead & & when to take the lead & when to follow.when to follow.

Resolving conflictsResolving conflicts - - need toneed to understand the mechanismsunderstand the mechanisms at work.at work.

How can you improve your How can you improve your EI ?EI ?

Take responsibility for your emotions & your happiness.

Examine your own feelings rather than the actions or motives of other people.

Develop constructive coping skills for specific moods.

How can you improve your How can you improve your EI ?EI ?

Learn to relax when your emotions are running high & to get up & move when you are feeling down.

Be honest with yourself Acknowledge your negative feelings ,

look for their source , & come up with a way to solve the underlying problem.

How can you improve your How can you improve your EI ?EI ?

Show respect by respecting other peoples feelings

Listen twice as much as you speakPay attention to non verbal

communication. We communicate with our whole selves. Watch faces, listen to tone of voice & take note of body language.

REALIZE THAT REALIZE THAT IMPROVING YOUR IMPROVING YOUR

EMOTIONAL EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE INTELLIGENCE

WILL TAKE TIME & WILL TAKE TIME & PATIENCE.PATIENCE.

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