Many are not self-aware or conscious of the power of emotional intelligence. Understanding your emotions and developing your emotional intelligence are skills you can learn in my new book, The Power of Emotion.
THE POWER OF EMOTION | INTRODUCTION | OVERVIEW
Unleash Your Superpower: Embrace the Strength of Emotional Intelligence
Much research highlights how our emotions are critical to enhancing overall life and work satisfaction.
Emotional intelligence (EI) is a hot topic, not just a short-lived fad. You can find numerous books and articles on emotional intelligence; however, those that deal solely with the practical side of enhancing EI are rare. My goal in writing my second book, The Power of Emotion, was to provide a practical guide to strengthen readers' EI. By sharing lessons I've learned and how harnessing EI's power has enhanced my life and benefited my clients, I hope to inspire you to do the same.
Emotional Intelligence's Powerful Impact
Without question, developing EI influences all we do. Here are just a few ways it positively impacts our lives.
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Enhanced Communication - Emotional intelligence enables individuals to understand and express emotions effectively, fostering more transparent communication and reducing misunderstandings in personal and professional relationships.
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Effective Leadership - Leaders with high emotional intelligence can empathize with team members, navigate conflicts, and inspire others, creating a positive and productive work environment.
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Improved Decision-Making - Emotional intelligence contributes to better decision-making by allowing individuals to consider and manage their emotions and understand the emotional context of situations.
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Stronger Interpersonal Relationships - People with high emotional intelligence build and maintain healthier relationships, as they are adept at recognizing and responding to others' emotions, leading to increased empathy and connection.
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Resilience - Emotional intelligence helps individuals cope with stress and adversity, fostering resilience by allowing them to navigate challenges, bounce back from setbacks, and maintain a positive outlook.
Unique Ways to Develop Self-Awareness Skills
My work in emotional intelligence is both diverse and extensive. As a thought leader and certified EI trainer, I conduct one-on-one coaching, small group training, workshops, EQ-i 2.0 Self-Assessments for leaders, workplace self-assessments, and EQ 360: Multi-Rater Assessments. Over the years, I have realized that many of us are not as self-aware as we believe we are. Self-awareness is a crucial EI personal competency and is necessary to increase EI. Strong EI promotes better communication and relationships with others and positively affects the quality of our lives. And so, I have written this book to impart this essential concept and provide you with the means to increase your emotional intelligence.
To help meet that end, I have included anecdotal research - the thoughts and expertise about emotional intelligence I've gathered from interviewing top leadership professionals across Canada. I'm incredibly proud of the result and appreciate the value it adds to this book, The Power of Emotion.
The Power of Emotion: A Practical Way to Learn About Emotional Intelligence
The book format encourages practical learning and includes 30 chapters on topics associated with emotional intelligence. Chapters also feature "What I Know to Be True," personal illustrations and insights on each chapter topic, followed by a segment called "Looking in the Mirror," designed to encourage self-reflection. Near the end of each chapter, you will find EI-related exercise strategies to develop your skills. Readers are encouraged to journal their thoughts and experiences as they complete each chapter.
How to Develop Skills to Become Self-Aware
Do you ever wonder if you're even coming close to reaching your potential? One way to investigate this question is to become more self-aware.
You can quickly develop your self-awareness skills. Your emotional awareness will increase as you work through the chapters and exercises. You will become more self-aware and better understand how you can influence others and the world around you. The remarkable power of your emotions will become evident, and you will come to appreciate that the ability to modify your behaviour is solely within you.
Your emotional intelligence is a superpower that can push you to the next level to become more self-aware and develop your full potential. Doing so is a choice; perhaps what makes emotional intelligence so profound is that it's a superpower always within reach. And it's life-altering if you choose to reach for it.
I sincerely hope this book enhances your emotional awareness and opens your mind to the power of emotion and that you choose to embrace and hone that influence so that it impacts your life as positively as it has mine.
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