Do you know someone who has zero self-awareness? Do they seem to never understand your feelings? Do they have a hard time controlling or naming their own emotions? Or does any of this apply to you? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you’ve likely got someone in your life with low emotional intelligence (and they’re driving you crazy)! Or you, yourself, are struggling with the fallout from not having higher emotional intelligence and your relationships are feeling it. Today you’ll learn the components of emotional intelligence, why some people have a hard time in this area, and my top five tips for raising emotional intelligence.
Resources Dealing with Low Emotional Intelligence
If You Want to Communicate, You’ve Got to Listen First
How to Deal with a Defensive Person Who Won’t Listen
Four Ways to be More Self-Aware
Be Happily Married: Even If Your Partner Won’t Do a Thing
How to Set Intentions in Just 18 Seconds (aka The 18-Second Shift)
Research for Dealing with Low Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ by Daniel Goleman
Goleman, Daniel. “What Makes a Leader?” Harvard Business Review, January 2004
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