What is Emotional Intelligence?
 Emotional intelligence is a person’s ability to understand
  their own emotions, the emotions of others, and to act
  appropriately using these emotions.
 Emotional intelligence never stops growing. Because we are
  always evolving as people, EQ is something that must be
  nurtured.
Self-awareness:
Recognizing Internal Feelings
 Recognizing how someone is feeling, without them having
  to say anything.
 Using your gut feeling to guide decisions.
Managing Emotions
    Finding Ways to Handle Emotions That Are Appropriate To The
     Situation
Motivation
    Using Self-Control To Channel Emotions Towards Goal.
Empathy
    Understanding the Emotional Perspective Of Other People.
The Domains of Emotional intelligence
            What is important ?
 Depressed and lonely
 Impulsive and disobedient
 Nervous, prone to worry and irritable
 Prone to eating disorders
What are some possible causes ?
 Parents have less free-time there children
 Less relative's in children’s life these days
 Both parents often work
 There is more TV watching and computer games
Suggestion for developing your EI
   Become emotionally literate. Label your feelings, rather than labeling
    People or situation’s
   Distinguish between thoughts and feelings
   Take more responsibility for your feelings.
   Use your feelings to help make decisions
   Use feelings to set and achieve goals
   Validate other people’s feelings, avoid people who invalidate you.
Conclusion
Emotional intelligence is, therefore an ability to:
 Understand the need feelings of oneself and other
  people
 Manage one’s own feelings
 Respond in an appropriate way.
“it takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently.”