Is a Balancing Act: Work/Life

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While people around the world toil to achieve work/life balance, financial security and favorable relationships, the benefit of emotional intelligence (EQ) is becoming increasingly important. Access yourself in the following areas to determine your personal emotional intelligence. Many studies on the subject suggest that individuals with high EQ often experience greater success regardless of their IQ.

Five crucial components of Emotional Intelligence:

Self-awareness: You must recognize your emotions influence on yourself and others. Know your strengths and weaknesses. Recognize emotions involvement in how you think and approach things and how you respond, both physically and verbally. The assessment piece of this area means you learn from experiences and are open to constructive feedback and criticism. This area is an example of a personal continuous learning and improvement model. You exhibit a presence of confidence and integrity.

Self-regulation: You must manage how you feel and handle your emotions in relationships, decision making, and work. You must demonstrate self control. Reaction and attitude are factors of this component. Keep emotions and impulses in control and appropriate. you shake off anger, sadness and anxiety.

Motivation: Evidence of a high degree of emotional intelligence is often visible in terms of self motivation, initiative, drive, energy and optimism. Motivation is indispensable to develop self-efficacy and to make values-based decisions. You must keep your actions goal-directed even when distracted by emotions.

Empathy: This component is how you relate to others, relationship based. You must interpret the needs and feelings of others without influence from your emotions. More specifically, it is the ability to put other’s needs ahead of your own.

Social skills: This component may best be described as the outward demonstration of an inward maturity in EQ. This component involves how you influence, communicate, and relate to others in personal, professional and social settings. You must learn how to effectively and appropriately manage conflict and resolve disputes. Listen to others with the intent of mutual understanding and respect of varying opinions. Characteristics like respect, helpfulness and cooperation are vital.

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