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What Is Emotional Intelligence?: Self-Awareness - People With High Emotional Intelligence Are Usually

Emotional intelligence involves self-awareness of one's emotions and how they affect others, self-regulation of emotions, empathy for others, and social skills in relationships. It includes recognizing your own emotions and understanding how they impact people around you. The key aspects are self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills. Emotional intelligence can be developed through self-evaluation, examining reactions to stressful situations and others, practicing humility, and considering how actions may affect others.

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What Is Emotional Intelligence?: Self-Awareness - People With High Emotional Intelligence Are Usually

Emotional intelligence involves self-awareness of one's emotions and how they affect others, self-regulation of emotions, empathy for others, and social skills in relationships. It includes recognizing your own emotions and understanding how they impact people around you. The key aspects are self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills. Emotional intelligence can be developed through self-evaluation, examining reactions to stressful situations and others, practicing humility, and considering how actions may affect others.

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What Is Emotional Intelligence?

We all have different personalities, different wants and needs, and different
ways of showing our emotions. Navigating through this all takes tact and
cleverness – especially if we hope to succeed in life. This is where emotional
intelligence becomes important.

Emotional intelligence is the ability to recognize your emotions, understand


what they're telling you, and realize how your emotions affect people around
you. It also involves your perception of others: when you understand how they
feel, this allows you to manage relationships more effectively.

Characteristics of Emotional Intelligence


1. Self-Awareness – People with high emotional intelligence are usually
very self-aware . They understand their emotions, and because of this, they
don't let their feelings rule them. They're confident – because they trust their
intuition and don't let their emotions get out of control.
They're also willing to take an honest look at themselves. They know their
strengths and weaknesses, and they work on these areas so they can perform
better. Many people believe that this self-awareness is the most important
part of emotional intelligence.

2. Self-Regulation – This is the ability to control emotions  and impulses.


People who self-regulate typically don't allow themselves to become
too angry or jealous, and they don't make impulsive, careless
decisions. They think before they act. Characteristics of self-
regulation are thoughtfulness, comfort with change, integrity , and
the ability to say no.
3. Motivation – People with a high degree of emotional intelligence are
usually motivated . They're willing to defer immediate results for long-
term success. They're highly productive, love a challenge, and are
very effective in whatever they do.
4. Empathy – This is perhaps the second-most important element of
emotional intelligence. Empathy  is the ability to identify with and
understand the wants, needs, and viewpoints of those around you.
People with empathy are good at recognizing the feelings of others,
even when those feelings may not be obvious. As a result,
empathetic people are usually excellent at managing
relationships , listening , and relating to others. They avoid
stereotyping and judging too quickly, and they live their lives in a very
open, honest way.
5. Social Skills – It's usually easy to talk to and like people with good
social skills, another sign of high emotional intelligence. Those with
strong social skills are typically team players. Rather than focus on
their own success first, they help others develop and shine. They can
manage disputes, are excellent communicators, and are masters at
building and maintaining relationships.

How to Improve Your Emotional Intelligence


The good news is that emotional intelligence can be learned and developed.
As well as working on your skills in the five areas above, use these strategies:
 Observe how you react to people. Do you rush to judgment before
you know all of the facts? Do you stereotype? Look honestly at how
you think and interact with other people. Try to put yourself in their
place , and be more open and accepting of their perspectives and
needs.
 Look at your work environment. Do you seek attention for your
accomplishments? Humility can be a wonderful quality, and it doesn't
mean that you're shy or lack self-confidence. When you practice
humility, you say that you know what you did, and you can be quietly
confident about it. Give others a chance to shine – put the focus on
them, and don't worry too much about getting praise for yourself.

 Do a self-evaluation. Try out our emotional intelligence quiz . What


are your weaknesses? Are you willing to accept that you're not
perfect and that you could work on some areas to make yourself a
better person? Have the courage to look at yourself honestly – it can
change your life.
 Examine how you react to stressful situations. Do you become upset
every time there's a delay or something doesn't happen the way you
want? Do you blame others or become angry at them, even when it's
not their fault? The ability to stay calm and in control in difficult
situations is highly valued – in the business world and outside it.
Keep your emotions under control when things go wrong.

 Take responsibility  for your actions. If you hurt someone's


feelings, apologize  directly – don't ignore what you did or avoid the
person. People are usually more willing to forgive and forget if you
make an honest attempt to make things right.
 Examine how your actions will affect others – before you take those
actions. If your decision will impact others, put yourself in their place.
How will they feel if you do this? Would you want that experience? If
you must take the action, how can you help others deal with the
effects?

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