Senior School, San Francisco, CA

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IS AND IS NOT…

Emotional Intelligence

Is

Is Not

A critical success factor in work and life Higher overall in women vs. men A set of skills you can choose to use or not use Always positively correlated with high IQ Something that increases as you get older An intelligence discovered in the 1950’s

1. SELF-AWARENESS - Self-Awareness is how someone understands their own feelings, behaviors, and motivations. Someone with high Self-Awareness is in touch with how they are perceived by others. They are aware of their strengths and weaknesses and know when their behavior is having a negative impact on others.

EMOTIONS LIST

Angry Annoyed Anxious Attacked Calm Confident Confused

Manipulated Misunderstood Motivated Overwhelmed

Pleased Positive Proud

Demoralized Determined Disappointed Excited Frustrated

Stressed Thankful Unappreciated Valued Worried

2. EMPATHY - Empathy is being able to read the emotional needs of another and respond to them in a way that is most appropriate. Someone with high Empathy recognizes that they must frame the same message differently depending on the audience.

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