The Keys to Emotional Intelligence

October is Emotional Intelligence Awareness Month! Emotional Intelligence is the key to maintaining healthy relationships, cultivating a mindful lifestyle, and living your BEST LIFE!

What is Emotional Intelligence?

Daniel Goleman, an American psychologist  defines it as, "Emotional intelligence is the ability to identify and manage your own emotions and the emotions of others. To understand emotions and emotional knowledge, and to reflectively regulate emotions so as to promote emotional and intellectual growth." 

 So, what are the keys to emotional intelligence?

• Self-Awareness: Recognizing your own emotions, triggers, and moods. 

• Self-Regulation: Thinking before you act and controlling disruptive impulses and moods.

• Motivation: Passion to work for internal reasons that go beyond money and status. 

• Empathy: Recognizing and sharing the feelings of others. 

• Social Skills: Managing relationships and building networks, and an ability to find common ground and build rapport. 

Based on the key elements of emotional intelligent. Which keys are you excelling in? Which keys could you use some improvement in? Let’s use this second half of October to check in with our emotions and the emotions of others.

After all, who doesn’t want to live their best LIFE?