Emotional Intelligence (or EQ) is the ability to perceive, manage, and regulate emotions. It’s not just about self-reflection but is also about understanding the emotions of those around you. Individuals with a high EQ can manage and express their emotions in healthy and effective ways and some experts even believe that emotional intelligence can be more valuable than IQ for overall success in life.
This week, we’re handing you the tools to take a deeper look at emotional intelligence in order to better understand how you can show up for yourself and those around you. Start by learning what EQ is, then learn how to increase your own EQ, and then wait and see the impact it has on your relationships and interactions with others.
A DEEPER LOOK AT EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Why Emotional Intelligence is Vital to Living Your Best Life
By Michael Stern
Healthy emotional development is essential for our physical and mental wellbeing, our relationships, and our ability to create the life we desire. The core competencies of emotional intelligence are self-awareness, self-regulation, social awareness, and relationship management. Learn more about these tools by exploring the full article below.
Developing Emotional Intelligence
By Mind Tools
Emotional intelligence refers to the ability to recognize, interpret, and process emotions in yourself and others. While genetics, upbringing, and environment all play a role, there are steps you can take to develop your emotional intelligence over time. Tune into this video by Mind Tools to learn more.
Watch the 4-Minute Video Here
A Harvard Psychologist Teaches Us How to Increase Our Emotional Intelligence
What if, instead of running away from or suppressing difficult emotions, we learned how to observe, embrace, and utilize them to aid in our personal development? Such is the mission of Susan David—an award-winning Harvard Medical School Psychologist, and author of the bestseller Emotional Agility.
In this episode, Susan talks about what inspired her to go into emotions research, the danger of avoiding negative emotions, what emotional agility is, and how we can implement it in our own lives.
Listen to the 42-minute Podcast Here
Empathy Quiz
By The Greater Good Science Center
Research suggests that people differ in the extent to which they experience empathy. So how empathetic are you? Take the quiz to find out!
ASSESSMENT
Dive Into Your Personality Big 5!
Funny. Thoughtful. Serious. Easy-going. Outgoing. Kind. Compassionate. Competitive. Honest.
Words like these, known as personality traits, can describe our behaviors, how we think, and even our emotional patterns. Psychologists theorize there are five core personality traits: Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness, Extroversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism. Also known as the Five-Factor Model, these five traits have been used to help understand and predict how personality traits affect how we perform socially, academically, and professionally.
Take this assessment to find out where your personality lies in the Five-Factor Model! Afterward, check out our resources on how you can dive into these five core personality traits to improve overall mental health and wellbeing.
