Emotional Intelligence and Self

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Emotional intelligence and self-

awareness
As you might have noticed, there are a lot of similarities between self-awareness,
emotional intelligence and being emotionally self-aware.

How are they similar/different?


While emotional intelligence (EI) and self-awareness are similar, there are some clear
differences.

Emotional intelligence is a broad term that refers to different abilities related to


perceiving emotions accurately and providing an appropriate and effective response.

It involves different abilities, including recognizing your feelings and others’ feelings
and distinguishing different emotions.

Emotional self-awareness, on the other hand, is related to the ability to know what
you’re thinking or feeling. The overlap of these two terms is that self-awareness is
needed to recognize and name your feelings.

Then there’s self-actualization. This is the ability to use your abilities in the best way
possible. Self-awareness is needed to achieve self-actualization. The former is
involved since you must recognize your gifts and determine how effectively you’re
using them.

Role in today’s world


Developing self-awareness in order to boost emotional intelligence is increasingly
important in today’s world. Here’s why:

When you understand your emotions, you then are able to control them instead of
them controlling you. This is critical in the modern world when everyday life can
result in stressful situations.

Nearly eight decades ago US President Franklin Roosevelt stated that people are
“prisoners of their own minds” and have the power to “become free” at any time. This
advice is more important than ever when rage and rants are a major part of our
everyday lives.

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