Emotional
Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ. Essentially, we are all
emotional creatures that tend to make emotional decisions. Then, as emotional
creatures, we then subsequently find ways to rationalize and back up with
logic, the things that we have already emotionally done or decided. However, our
emotions, which were created to protect us, sometimes also gets us in trouble,
especially when the emotion of anger is involved and we are looking for some
logic to back it up.
Thus, when feeling angry it is as important to
remember Aristotle’s challenge: “Anyone can become angry- that is easy. But
to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for
the right purpose, and in the right way- that is not easy.”
Emotional intelligence in one form or another has
been around for a very long time. In more recent times, however, one of the big
names that has had some influence on emotional intelligence is Howard Gardner
and his 1983 book, Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences.
Near the end of the 1980s, John Mayor of the
University of New Hampshire and Yale’s Peter Salovey were the first to actually
offer a formulation of the concept called “Emotional Intelligence”. And eventually, thru Daniel Goleman’s 1995
book, Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ, the term
emotional intelligence finally becomes widely known after thousands of years of
humans using it and living it, even though, most weren’t aware of it.
So, now that we are aware of emotional intelligence
and that it is indeed important in our overall success, how do you plan on
learning more about and using it effectively in game plan for improving your
life and the life of all those that you love?
Dan Blanchard is an award-winning author, speaker, educator, a parent expert and certified life coach. Find out more about Dan at: www.GranddaddysSecrets.com
Good article, Dan.
ReplyDeleteGreat points Dan and a book worth reading and applying the wisdom taught in it.
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