Emotional Intelligence: Stress Management Appropriate levels of stress management show up in the form of recognition of a stressor and choice in terms of how to manage it. Inappropriate levels are evidenced by the flight or fight response. Now we…
Decision making: One of 15 elements of emotional intelligence. When making a decision do you use the appropriate amount of emotion? The following three elements make up the Decision Making Composite: Problem Solving: understanding your emotions when in decision making…
“The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.” Teddy Roosevelt. This Roosevelt was best known more for his social responsibility. He busted monopolies, preserved land for National Parks and worked…
Self-Expression: Unexpressed Emotions Never Die Self-expression reflects the ability to understand one’s feelings and thoughts; and, how to communicate them appropriately. This composite of emotional intelligence is made up of the following three elements: Emotional Expression: knows one’s emotions and…
Self expression includes emotional expression, assertiveness and independence. Ralph Waldo Emerson who said, “Insist on yourself; never imitate.” Know your who you really are! This is the cumulation of your thoughts, feelings and actions. Don’t make the mistake of trying…
In my continuing series on emotional intelligence this blog addresses self perception. When thinking of self perception many will err on the side of an inflated or deflated view of self. According to C.S. Lewis, “True humility is not thinking…
EQ Trumps IQ Every Time Ask any group of people to list those things they most admire in the most qualified or skillful leader they know and then look closely at the list. The results will fall into three categories:…
Impulse Control – resist what is best In my teaching to become a Certified Coach I learned there are five levels of human maturity. The first level is complete dependence as a tiny baby and the fifth is the ability…