"Emotional intelligence (EI) is most often defined as the ability to perceive, use, understand, manage, and handle emotions."
The ability to identify and understand your emotions as well as the emotions of others.
Emotional awareness: Understanding the various emotions and how to identify them.
Emotional regulation: Developing effective strategies to manage and control feelings.
Empathy: The ability to understand and relate to the emotions of others.
Mindfulness: Being present in the moment and tuning in to one's emotions.
Self-reflection: Taking the time to examine one's thoughts and feelings, and where they are coming from.
Social skills: Being able to communicate emotions effectively and build relationships with others.
Resilience: The ability to bounce back from difficult emotions and situations.
Coping mechanisms: Tools and techniques for managing emotions in a healthy way.
Self-care: Prioritizing activities and practices that promote emotional well-being.
Positive psychology: A focus on strengths, gratitude, and positive experiences to promote emotional balance.
Self-awareness: Recognizing and understanding one's own emotions and how they affect one's behavior and actions.
Social awareness: Recognizing and understanding the emotions of others, including their body language, tone of voice, and facial expressions.
Empathy: Recognizing and understanding the emotions of others at a deeper level, including their thoughts, feelings, and motivations.
Emotional regulation: Managing one's own emotions and reactions in an appropriate and healthy manner.
Stress management: Identifying and managing stress and anxiety before they escalate and become overwhelming.
Conflict resolution: Recognizing and managing emotions in conflict situations to achieve a peaceful resolution.
Positive thinking: Focusing on the positive aspects of situations and reframing negative thoughts in a positive light.
Mindfulness: Living in the present moment and being fully aware of one's thoughts, feelings, and surroundings without judgment.
Self-care: Taking care of one's physical, emotional, and mental health through healthy habits, routines, and self-compassion.
Emotional intelligence: The ability to recognize and manage one's own emotions as well as the emotions of others in order to navigate relationships and situations effectively.
"The term gained popularity in the 1995 bestselling book Emotional Intelligence by science journalist Daniel Goleman."
"Goleman defined EI as the array of skills and characteristics that drive leadership performance."
"Some researchers suggest that emotional intelligence can be learned and strengthened, while others claim it is an inborn characteristic."
"In 1987, Keith Beasley first published the term Emotional Quotient (EQ), named after the Intelligence Quotient (IQ)."
"The trait model, developed by Konstantinos V. Petrides in 2001, focuses on self-reporting of behavioral dispositions and perceived abilities."
"The ability model, developed by Peter Salovey and John Mayer in 2004, focuses on the individual's ability to process emotional information and use it to navigate the social environment."
"Goleman's original model may now be considered a mixed model that combines what has since been modeled separately as ability EI and trait EI."
"More recent research has focused on emotion recognition, which refers to the attribution of emotional states based on observations of visual and auditory nonverbal cues."
"Studies show that people with high EI have greater mental health, job performance, and leadership skills."
"Although no causal relationships have been shown."
"EI is typically associated with empathy because it involves a person connecting their personal experiences with those of others."
"Since its popularization in recent decades, methods of developing EI have become widely sought by people seeking to become more effective leaders."
"Criticisms have centered on whether EI is a real intelligence, and whether it has incremental validity over IQ and the Big Five personality traits."
"However, meta-analyses have found that certain measures of EI have validity even when controlling for IQ and personality."