There are several types of intelligence that human beings are equipped - with some more, with some less. Most people believe that the logical-mathematical type of intelligence (the IQ rating that many people focus on) has the most impact on whether you have success in life. That is absolutely wrong. If you want to do something that can really help you improve the quality of your life (in every way) - there is one thing that comes first: strengthen and cultivate your emotional intelligence as much as you possibly can.
Many people know that certain things they should do in a better way, but too often they don't know how - or do get started on the change process. We all work against some barriers that somehow keep us from doing what is best for us - and from realizing our true potential. My experience, from training and coaching more than 10.000 people in over 45 countries, substantiates that by adding emotional intelligence to your development plan, you can enable a remarkable change in your life. You will realize that skills, attitudes, and habits can be changed and or developed to better cope with the many different challenges in today's life.
How can you get started with Emotional Intelligence:
1. Start recognizing emotions - the ability to detect and decode emotions in faces, voices, movements, etc. - including the ability to identify one’s own emotions. Recognizing other people’s emotions presents a basic aspect of emotional intelligence, as it facilitates all other aspects of emotional intelligence.
2. Start understanding emotions - the ability to comprehend emotion language and to grasp complicated connections between emotions. For example, understanding emotions encompasses the ability to be sensitive to slight variations in emotions, and the ability to recognize and describe how emotions progress over time.
3. Start using emotions - the ability to exploit emotions to facilitate various cognitive activities, such as thinking and problem solving. The emotionally intelligent person can get the most out of his or her changing moods in order to best fit the task or challenge at hand.
4. Start managing emotions - the ability to regulate emotions in both ourselves and in others. Therefore, the emotionally intelligent manager or executive can control emotions, even negative ones, and use them constructively to achieve his goals.
I know that what sounds so easy in theory is in real life so difficult. However, that does not change the importants of it, for if you really want to better understand and exploit your potential- strengthen and cultivate your emotional intelligence. You will start to turn yourself into action mode and help you break through self imposed limitations that are holding you back from the power, balance, growth, and success that you strive for (and that is within you). You will explore how it is possible to build new levels of self discipline, while you grow in strengthening and cultivating your emotional intelligence, overcome indecisiveness and uncertainty, and strengthen your confidence - helping you to remove the mental and emotional obstacles that are limiting your personal growth and power.
Emotional Intelligence is truly a road worth traveling and therefore I am committed in helping you travel this road.
Regards - Mark
