Emotional Intelligence (EQ)

Defines emotional intelligence.

Social implications of having strong or not strong emotional intelligence.

Defines emotional management as different from emotional intelligence. Occurs at the level of managing emotional experiences in the first place.

Why emotional management matters: consequences to self of not managing emotional arousals.

Your emotions and their expression are your own responsibility.

Emotions and the right brain.

Each emotion has its own frequency. Shame and guilt are the lowest; joy and bliss are the highest.

We use competencies of the left brain to heal and strengthen competencies of the right brain.

It's very harmful to teach our boys not to cry.

Self-awareness as critical component of emotional intelligence.

What emotional self-control is and how to achieve it.

The importance of regulating thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in flexible ways. How to achieve self-regulation / self-management of emotions.

EI is the ability to adapt to different situations easily.

Part of EI is maintaining a positive outlook.

An orientation for achievement is important to EI, especially for leaders and in business.

Social awareness allows us to evaluate situations accurately and proceed appropriately. This is an important competency for EI.

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EI in an organizational leader means the ability to read a group's emotional energy and power relationships.

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Inspirational leaders get the job done while bringing out the best in their teams. This is part of EI in leaders.

The ability to foster long-term learning or development of others is the role of coach and mentor, and is also an EI competency.

Getting people to work together toward a shared goal is an important EI competency in leaders.

EQ is the appropriate expression of our emotions.

All humans are emotional. Women are allowed to cry. Men are not, but they are allowed anger.

Steps for developing EQ.

Handle your anger responsibly and intelligently.

Parts of the brain involved in the anger process.

The release of neurotransmitters and the resulting physical experience once anger triggers.

Role of hormones on anger, and anger on hormones.

The emotional frequency of anger is discussed.

What happens to us over time when we spend a lot of time in an angry state.

Social repercussions of anger.

Some mental health conditions have a difficulty to control anger as a symptom.

What happens as we wind down from anger.

Breathe slowly & deeply, focusing on the breath to help calm anger arousal.

Taking a walk is an excellent thing to do when angry.

Help your brain calm down after anger is aroused by thinking about something else.

A mindfulness meditation practice helps with anger in many ways.

Identify your own anger triggers to better manage your emotional experiences.

 Anticipate emotionally triggering situations and enter them consciously.

How emotional arousal occurs. The steps.

Manage your perceptions to manage your emotional experiences.

Concludes the course, final thoughts.