Why you should focus on becoming more emotionally intelligent in 2020
90% of top performers are high in emotional intelligence (EQ).
People with high EQs make $28,000 more annually than their low EQ counterparts.
90% of top performers are high in emotional intelligence (EQ).
People with high EQs make $28,000 more annually than their low EQ counterparts.
We’ve tested emotional intelligence alongside 33 other critical skills and found that it subsumes the majority of them. It’s no wonder that 90% of top performers are high in EQ and people with high EQs make $28,000 more annually than their low EQ counterparts.
But how does emotional intelligence play such a large role in so many important skills? Our brains are wired such that emotions are the root of all human behavior. Whether we’re aware of it or not, the motivation behind every action (no matter how small) is inherently emotional.
Here's how it works:
All of your primary senses enter at the base of your brain (the light blue shaded area below). Before you can think rationally about what you're experiencing, these signals must travel through the limbic system—the place where emotions are generated.
All of your primary senses enter at the base of your brain (the light blue shaded area below). Before you can think rationally about what you're experiencing, these signals must travel through the limbic system—the place where emotions are generated.
This ensures you have an emotional reaction to events first.
What Does Emotional Intelligence Look Like?
What Does Emotional Intelligence Look Like?
Emotional intelligence is the “something” in each of us that is a bit intangible. It affects how we manage behavior, navigate social complexities, and make personal decisions that achieve positive results.
Emotional intelligence is made up of four core skills that pair up under two primary competencies: personal competence and social competence.
Personal competence comprises your self-awareness and self-management skills, which focus more on you individually than on your interactions with other people. Personal competence is your ability to stay aware of your emotions and manage your behavior and tendencies.
Self-Awareness is your ability to accurately perceive your emotions and stay aware of them as they happen.
Self-Management is your ability to use awareness of your emotions to stay flexible and positively direct your behavior.
Self-Management is your ability to use awareness of your emotions to stay flexible and positively direct your behavior.
Social competence is made up of your social awareness and relationship management skills; social competence is your ability to understand other people’s moods, behavior, and motives in order to respond effectively and improve the quality of your relationships.
Social Awareness is your ability to accurately pick up on emotions in other people and understand what is really going on.
Relationship Management is your ability to use awareness of your emotions and the others’ emotions to manage interactions successfully.
Bringing It All Together
Give improving your emotional intelligence a real shot in 2020. You'll be surprised where it takes you.
By - Dr Travis Bradberry
Give improving your emotional intelligence a real shot in 2020. You'll be surprised where it takes you.
By - Dr Travis Bradberry
