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Firstly, what is emotional intelligence ?
Emotional intelligence can be summed up to mean the ability to recognise, understand, and best manage one’s feelings and emotions, as well as the ability to do the same when it comes to the emotions of others.
Essentially, it’s how we’re able to digest, control, and evaluate emotions, whether they’re our own or those around us.
Emotional intelligence may be considered slightly more complex than our traditional definition of intelligence. Why ?
Well, there are several different categories of skills that comprise emotional intelligence as a whole, along with various ways to measure it. The categories can be broken down into the following :
- Self-awareness : this is what it means to know yourself and how you operate. Being self-aware is key to understand how to use that knowledge to make healthy decisions in life, at work, in relationships, etc.
- Self-management / Self-regulation : this is the ability to keep the peace during a crisis while simultaneously adapting as necessary. This skill is used to manage our more disruptive impulses and emotions like remaining calm under pressure and making the necessary shifts to come out the other side even more successful.
- Empathy : this is a skill that’s used to not only be mindful of how others are feeling but also to assess the dynamics that influence the relationships we have with those around us.
- Social Skills : This is all about the interpersonal skills we use to be able to connect with others. conversations and interactions. This is how we better connect, build a rapport and emotional understanding with people around us.
- Motivation : this is when we’re able to praise ourselves for more internal accomplishments rather than receiving a bravo from an external source.
Emotional intelligence plays a very large role in our overall success and happiness, both mentally and physically. Emotional intelligence is how we navigate things like resilience, reasoning, stress management, social situations, and conflict.
So, how do you boost emotional intelligence ?
Increasing our awareness of emotional intelligence is something that has the power to welcome new and better relationships in all areas of life – and most importantly, the relationship you have with yourself.
When you understand yourself and your emotions, you’re able to navigate situations, good or bad, in the most rational, healthy way. Being equipped with the skills and tools to master emotional intelligence is truly invaluable when it comes to success. And just like any skill, the more you practice, the better you get.
That’s why I’d like to share some ways you can improve your emotional intelligence skills in your everyday life to help you manifest the kind of life you desire :
– Be open to sharing your feelings with others
– Learn to manage stress in healthy ways (EFT, meditation, breath-work, exercise, etc.)
– Ask thoughtful questions
– Practice good eye contact
– Pay attention to how you react to challenging, frustrating or stressful situations
– Notice how your actions impact or influence others
– Recite positive affirmations
– Be open to learning new things
– Empathise with others
– Celebrate wins (even the smallest ones)
– Practice active listening
– Be mindful of your body language
– Be open to accept criticism or negative feedback
– Be less judgmental
– Be more adaptable and open to change
– Be self-aware
– See the good in situations and others
– Show interest in others and what they have to say
– Keep a journal to keep track of your feelings
– Allow yourself to be approachable
– Practice more of what motivates you
– Eat a balanced diet to keep you healthy, focused, and alert
– Take responsibility for your feelings
THE BOOKS’ CORNER
Over the last couple of decades, the subject of emotional intelligence has been gaining more and more ground all over the world and there is a good reason for that. Showing you why emotional intelligence is important and what you can do to start improving your emotional intelligence today is what this book is all about. In this book you can expect to learn about :
• How to command your emotions
• How emotional intelligence helps with conflict resolution
• Five components of emotional intelligence
• Identifying emotional triggers
• And much more !!