016 What would be the first step in learning emotional intelligence?

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In this and the next 8 episodes we are looking closer into what emotional intelligence is and how it can improve your personal as well your professional life.

I am answering the 10 most common questions we are being asked about emotional intelligence and the questions we are answering today is:

What is would be the first step in learning emotional intelligence?

Before I answer today’s question, I want to share today’s quote which is from Daniel Goleman and it goes like this:

"If your emotional abilities aren't in hand, if you don't have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your distressing emotions, if you can't have empathy and have effective relationships, then no matter how smart you are, you are not going to get very far."

Daniel Goleman

The first thing we need to is to acknowledge the power of our self-awareness, it is the cornerstone of all social and emotional intelligence. Nothing can happen without strong self-awareness; we can’t manage our own behaviour effectively, connect and communicate with our colleagues, or even build productive working relationships without self-awareness.

Stay tuned to find out more...