Importance of Emotional Intelligence in our Life

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5 min readMar 16, 2017

There was once this man. He was very successful in his life. One day at work he encountered an incident. He met a young man who came for interview that day. He could see that the young man had every quality that he possessed. He was intelligent, dedicated and had the right attitude, but failed at success. There was no output for every input that he had invested in his life.

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Years later when he got old the same pattern repeated with his son. The good thing was that this time he knew what was wrong. He finally resolved the issue with his son and everything from then went well. After that he wrote a book on it that sold a million copies worldwide. You must have figured out the issue. He lacked emotional intelligence.

Why we lack Emotional Intelligence

The thing is that when we are young we are taught very little about things that actually matter. We are given little knowledge about how to be emotionally sound. Rather than that the emphasis is on improving the general intelligence. Psychologists have only recently found that our overall intelligence quotient is directly linked with our emotional intelligence.

Judgments

An emotionally sound consciousness can perform better when it comes to giving results when they matter. And, believe me when I say that most of the times people judge you based on your emotions. When you are guilty for a crime that you did not commit your emotions speak a different language.

“People like to observe emotions. They are like little lanterns that light the dark unknowns of one’s personality, marking vulnerable points.” Ayn Rand.

What to make out of it??

One’s success not only depends upon one’s ability to acquire a skill. It also depends on making connections. To make connections and show the better part of your personality you have to be aware of these vulnerable points that Ayn Rand referred to.

Not only that you also need to show the ability to pick these points up in someone’s behavior. That way you can deal in a better way with them. You can understand their behavioral patterns their vulnerabilities and their limitations.

Some very common uses of Emotional Intelligence

As a manager and a leader it is must that you understand the personality of each of your team member and that of yours as well. This way you can form a better team. Let me give you certain examples out of my own wisdom when being emotionally sound really helps.

  • By being emotionally intelligent you can figure out who is under stress during work and how to relieve that stress so they can perform better.
  • You can get better results out of your negotiation talks with someone by controlling your emotions and by using better words.
  • People who have high emotional intelligence can figure where the talk will end up, even before talking to the person. They do that by judging the mood of the person. They can then steer their way to get the best outcome. After all, if you know what is going to happen you can plan things in a better way.
  • By being emotionally intelligent you can see things clearly. You can figure out whether there is a real problem or a personal one in someone else’s behavior or even your own.
  • Lastly, remember that it was your IQ that got you a job, but it will be your EQ that will get you promoted.

Is this it? Are we done??

Obviously not. This was just like touching the surface of an iceberg. Emotional intelligence is a huge area of research. Some scientists even say that innovation and creativity are directly linked with your emotions.

Remember that emotional intelligence is no psychobabble. It is an integral part of our lives. By being emotionally intelligent you are in no way allowing stress to overpower you and thus living quite a better life already, even without ever noticing it.

An Open End

The purpose of the blog was to make you aware of the concept of “Emotional Intelligence.” You can still read a lot about it as there has been some very good books written on the subject. I would like to end things by sharing an ancient proverb that sums things up perfectly.

Anybody can become angry and that is easy. But to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose and in the right way, that is not within everyone’s power and it is not easy.” Aristotle.

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