Emotional Intelligence teaches you how. These are all competencies that can be learned.

LEARNING EQ

I read on someone’s website other day that EQ is hard to learn. On contrary, I find most clients pick it up quickly because it’s such a relief. “No one ever explained that to me,”they say, or “Now I get it.” These competencies are things we can always improve throughout our lifetime, however most people see immediate positive results. The point is to set train on tracks so it can start rolling.

EQ is such a good system, Lulwa, a client in Abu Dhabi took program on Internet, with interaction by phone, instant message and email and said, after just 3 months: [quote] Since I started learning emotional intelligence, I have noticed following positive changes:

1.I am more patient in dealing with angry people. 2.The ability to empathize with others helps in being able to receive love from others 3.I get in less fights in conversations 4.It is easier for me to solve problems

Lulwa, who gave me permission to quote her, was getting benefits in her life after just a few weeks. Undoubtedly she will continue improving because she has foundation in place and is getting rewards. Why would you stop doing something that makes it easier for you to solve problems? Once you’ve learned empathy, you can’t forget it.

Colleen Sibeijn, who took The EQ Foundation Course© ( http://www.webstrategies.cc/EQcourse.htm ), weekly interactive lessons on internet for three monts, also got quick and lasting results. “I did course last year and have become so much more in tune with my emotions and of those around me,” she said. “I am more in control of them and my family and friends have noticed.”

BENEFITS

So benefits are rapid and long-lasting because they’re self-perpetuating. Taking our four competencies again,

·CREATIVITY: Picasso was creative, but if it were something you ‘have’ one day forever, he wouldn’t have had a blue period and a cubism period. ·RESILIENCE: Life can throw us a curve that requires a new level of resilience, but once you know how to be resilient, you have building blocks. ·INTENTIONALITY: As you continue to apply Intentionality to projects and relationships in your life, your ability at this will improve. ·AUTHENTICITY: Your ability to be authentic will be tested daily, because it takes self-discipline. You can constantly flex this muscle once you know where it is. Emotional Intelligence teaches you skills for making your life work better. It can be learned and most people see results immediately. Now that you know what it is, why not consider increasing yours?

The best method is to take a course and do some reading, and then to have some coaching by a certified Emotional Intelligence coach. EQ involves social and emotional skills, so you don’t really learn them until you put them into practice and get expert feedback. You can report back to your coach about how you handled something and learn what would’ve worked better, and you can also work directly with your coach on skills as need occurs in coaching conversation.

There’s no downside, and upside is very helpful.

Colleen Sibeijn, who took The EQ Foundation Course©, wrote, “I have become so much more in tune with my emotions and of those around me. I am more in control of them and my family and friends have noticed.”

Undoubtedly they’ll continue improving because they have fundamentals, and they’re getting rewards, which is motivating. Why would you stop doing something that makes it easier for you to solve problems? Once you’ve learned how to manage your emotions more effectively and gotten rewards, how could you forget?

Once learned, competencies are self-perpetuating and they are inter-related. Having learned creativity, you aren’t likely to forget it. You can continue to apply what you’ve learned to new situations, relationships and experiences. Give it a try!