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by
Lewis Conrad
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September 10 - September 24, 2017
Control Thy Emotions
tantrum
spank
“Ice Queen”
If you want to know whether you are emotionally intelligent or not, just relax for a second and ponder over these indicators:
Are you able to give something without expecting anything in return?
Do you hold grudges against other people?
The difference between an emotionally intelligent person and a common person is the reaction towards those issues.
Do you expect other people to be picture perfect?
Harman and Joshi are brothers, but both of them are leading totally opposite lives.
Team Nokia indeed showed its intelligence over the years by producing the best phone, but they got lazy later on and avoided adapting to the changes made in the technological world.
Steve Jobs emphasized the importance of health.
During her presentation, she felt her muscles getting tensed, and she starts sweating along with a feeling of dizziness.
The most productive step that was taken by Janet is getting indulged in self-awareness.
“The emotional brain responds to an event more quickly than the thinking brain.” (Daniel Goleman)
There are many recent examples in our routine life that suggest high-level EQ is more important than high-level IQ.
One big example is the story of two men that has been extracted from Gennaro Cuofano’s book The Art of Mentorship.
Charlie Sheen?
Over the years, she maintained control over her fears and pushed her abusive childhood into the deepest corners of her mind.
Triggring effect.
Dr. Groover finally started his therapy, but first, he convinced Martha to let go of her past.
He first helped her becoming self-aware with her emotions.
Dr. Groover helped her develop control over her emotions.
For instance, if there is a certain person or a certain event that invokes the emotion of anger in you then you must write down this reason under the heading of anger.
Keeping track of the emotion triggers will help you cope up with your emotions.
To summarize this chapter! To be emotionally intelligent, you must learn to identify, use, understand and manage your emotions!
Don’t turn your current environment into your future residence-Whether
vows
If you just had a fight with a person, then all you need to do is to walk away.
Think of something nice
Turn towards Humor!
Albus Dumbledore.
Gandalf the Grey,
yelling
Anger can be quite contagious sometimes.
Try to let the moment of outburst pass by through any means.
Ask yourself the questions regarding all those issues that made you angry,
To avoid becoming sarcastic all the time, its best for you to try these three simple steps:
Due to her slow but continuous efforts, Muniba has reached the place where she is currently the UN Goodwill Ambassador, she is also working as a human rights activist, she has currently been hired as a TV anchor, and millions of people see her as the symbol of strength and hope.[14]
Oprah Winfrey
you need to keep track of your bodily reactions as a result of that emotion.
To summarize this chapter! If you want to be emotionally intelligent, then eliminate anger and other negative emotions from your life!
humiliated
Minerva
When she was angry, she shouted at her subordinates, when she was happy she sang romantic songs.
you must open up about your personal experiences to the other person so he can trust you.
One of the reasons that were hidden behind this divorce were Brad Pitt’s regular loss of temperament in front his family.
For instance, keep track of why she feels happy and what sort of emotions she demonstrates while being happy.
If you want to emotionally connect with your partner, then you both should watch movies while sitting together on a weekly basis.
f) You must work hard on how you should behave in the society.
