Most of us think that a person’s intelligence (IQ or Intelligence Quotient) determines how people succeeded in the life. Is this really true ?
May be yes may be no..but in the last decade another determinant of person’s success in life has surfaced, which is known as Emotional Intelligence (EQ or Emotional Quotient).
The EQ concept argues that IQ, or conventional intelligence, is too narrow; that there are wider areas of emotional intelligence that dictate and enable how successful we are. Success requires more than IQ, which has tended to be the traditional measure of intelligence, ignoring essential behavioral and character elements. We've all met people who are academically brilliant and yet are socially and inter-personally inept. And we know that despite possessing a high IQ rating, success does not automatically follow.
Hey..what is this EQ....let me try to explain a bit.....Emotional Intelligence is all about knowing yourself, managing your feelings about somebody or something, handling relationships and understanding another person’s feeling or difficulties. These attributes are important for all of us to live a happy, contended and successful life in all aspects, as very commonly it has been seen that most of us put ourselves in difficult situations making ourselves angry, tensed & unhealthy relationship because of our inability of handling the emotions.
Emotional Intelligence comprises four broad areas of ability:
1. Self Awareness: Knowing how your emotions are affecting your performance; being able to make decisions based on your feelings; knowing your strengths and weaknesses and, as a result, having high level of self-confidence.
2. Self Regulation: Managing disruptive feelings, emotions, and impulses so that you can: focus on the jobs in hand; be flexible in handling change; be open to new ideas; be ready to act on opportunities.
3. Social Awareness: Being able to put your own emotional preoccupations on hold in order to be aware of other people feelings, needs, perspectives, and concerns. This forms the basis of a number of competencies, enables you to help others to develop, and increases the ability to read undercurrents.
4. Social Skills: Being aware and friendly and thus able to persuade, build bonds and collaborate. It is the ability to carry on a conversation and deal with others emotions. It is being socially competent.
Intelligence Quotient (IQ) & Emotional Intelligence (EQ), both types of intelligence are important but in different ways, expert says that the IQ contributes about 20% to the factors that determine life accomplishments and that leave about 80% for everything else. Research shows that for jobs of all kinds, emotional intelligence is twice as important as IQ plus technical skills. Emotional intelligence is more than 85% of what sets star performers from the average in any working condition and handling of relationships. Unlike IQ, which is something you are born with and can not alter, the good news is that EQ skills can be developed if you are really interested to excel in whatever you want to achieve.
Emotional Intelligence increases when people commit themselves to building practical competencies in the context of every day situations. Nothing can be more powerful than developing empathy skills during everyday interactions on the job or your area of activity. The best method to foster high levels of EQ is one-to-one coaching or help from other people. Sometime people that you dislike intensely will be your greatest helpers. Open discussion tailors the transformation process to each person’s goals, needs and circumstances.
Let’s evaluate ourselves to know what our EQ level is and how intelligent we are emotionally; we can certainly find our ways to improve upon our shortcomings if any.
All the best…Happy Life !
May be yes may be no..but in the last decade another determinant of person’s success in life has surfaced, which is known as Emotional Intelligence (EQ or Emotional Quotient).
The EQ concept argues that IQ, or conventional intelligence, is too narrow; that there are wider areas of emotional intelligence that dictate and enable how successful we are. Success requires more than IQ, which has tended to be the traditional measure of intelligence, ignoring essential behavioral and character elements. We've all met people who are academically brilliant and yet are socially and inter-personally inept. And we know that despite possessing a high IQ rating, success does not automatically follow.
Hey..what is this EQ....let me try to explain a bit.....Emotional Intelligence is all about knowing yourself, managing your feelings about somebody or something, handling relationships and understanding another person’s feeling or difficulties. These attributes are important for all of us to live a happy, contended and successful life in all aspects, as very commonly it has been seen that most of us put ourselves in difficult situations making ourselves angry, tensed & unhealthy relationship because of our inability of handling the emotions.
Emotional Intelligence comprises four broad areas of ability:
1. Self Awareness: Knowing how your emotions are affecting your performance; being able to make decisions based on your feelings; knowing your strengths and weaknesses and, as a result, having high level of self-confidence.
2. Self Regulation: Managing disruptive feelings, emotions, and impulses so that you can: focus on the jobs in hand; be flexible in handling change; be open to new ideas; be ready to act on opportunities.
3. Social Awareness: Being able to put your own emotional preoccupations on hold in order to be aware of other people feelings, needs, perspectives, and concerns. This forms the basis of a number of competencies, enables you to help others to develop, and increases the ability to read undercurrents.
4. Social Skills: Being aware and friendly and thus able to persuade, build bonds and collaborate. It is the ability to carry on a conversation and deal with others emotions. It is being socially competent.
Intelligence Quotient (IQ) & Emotional Intelligence (EQ), both types of intelligence are important but in different ways, expert says that the IQ contributes about 20% to the factors that determine life accomplishments and that leave about 80% for everything else. Research shows that for jobs of all kinds, emotional intelligence is twice as important as IQ plus technical skills. Emotional intelligence is more than 85% of what sets star performers from the average in any working condition and handling of relationships. Unlike IQ, which is something you are born with and can not alter, the good news is that EQ skills can be developed if you are really interested to excel in whatever you want to achieve.
Emotional Intelligence increases when people commit themselves to building practical competencies in the context of every day situations. Nothing can be more powerful than developing empathy skills during everyday interactions on the job or your area of activity. The best method to foster high levels of EQ is one-to-one coaching or help from other people. Sometime people that you dislike intensely will be your greatest helpers. Open discussion tailors the transformation process to each person’s goals, needs and circumstances.
Let’s evaluate ourselves to know what our EQ level is and how intelligent we are emotionally; we can certainly find our ways to improve upon our shortcomings if any.
All the best…Happy Life !
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