Probably not. Emotions are important pieces of information that tell you about yourself and others, but in the face of stress that takes us out of our comfort zone, we can become overwhelmed and lose control of ourselves.
With the ability to manage stress and stay emotionally present, you can learn to receive upsetting information without letting it override your thoughts and self-control.
Managing stress is just the first step to building emotional intelligence. The science of attachment indicates that your current emotional experience is likely a reflection of your early life experience.
Your ability to manage core feelings such as anger, sadness, fear, and joy often depends on the quality and consistency of your early life emotional experiences. But being able to connect to your emotions—having a moment-to-moment connection with your changing emotional experience—is the key to understanding how emotion influences your thoughts and actions. Do you experience feelings that flow, encountering one emotion after another as your experiences change from moment to moment?
Are your emotions accompanied by physical sensations that you experience in places like your stomach, throat, or chest? Do you experience individual feelings and emotions, such as anger, sadness, fear, and joy, each of which is evident in subtle facial expressions? Can you experience intense feelings that are strong enough to capture both your attention and that of others? Do you pay attention to your emotions? Do they factor into your decision making? In order to build EQ—and become emotionally healthy—you must reconnect to your core emotions, accept them, and become comfortable with them.
You can achieve this through the practice of mindfulness. Mindfulness is the practice of purposely focusing your attention on the present moment—and without judgment. The cultivation of mindfulness has roots in Buddhism, but most religions include some type of similar prayer or meditation technique. Mindfulness helps shift your preoccupation with thought toward an appreciation of the moment, your physical and emotional sensations, and brings a larger perspective on life.
Mindfulness calms and focuses you, making you more self-aware in the process. Social awareness enables you to recognize and interpret the mainly nonverbal cues others are constantly using to communicate with you. To build social awareness, you need to recognize the importance of mindfulness in the social process. Social awareness requires your presence in the moment. Working well with others is a process that begins with emotional awareness and your ability to recognize and understand what other people are experiencing.
Become aware of how effectively you use nonverbal communication. Recognizing the nonverbal messages that you send to others can play a huge part in improving your relationships. Use humor and play to relieve stress. We become so fixated on attaining the next goal, that it becomes our life's focus. According to Wharton professor Richard Shell, author of Springboard: Launching Your Personal Search for Success , that's an "outer definition of success" -- aspects that focus on building a long career, receiving recognition, and achievement.
Those are all great, but the issue with the "outer" is that they're not universal nor a sustainable source of true happiness. If you base your definition of success on external factors like money and influence, for example, then you'll never have enough. Instead, in the words of Dr. Travis Bradberry author and president at TalentSmart , "When it comes to making yourself happy, you need to learn what works for you.
The practice of knowing and understanding what makes you tick is called emotional intelligence EQ -- and, according to Bradberry, it's a critical skill that happy people tend to have in common. In a recent LinkedIn article, Bradberry shared a few ways emotionally intelligent people create their own happiness.
I've highlighted my top three, and put my personal twist on them. Whether it's other peoples' feelings, old mistakes, or future events to come, emotionally intelligent people don't let things outside of their control hijack their happiness. Instead, they choose to focus on the positive impact they can make now. Early on in my career, I was feeling lost and uninspired.
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