Emotional Intelligence Essay

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Daniel Goleman, who help to popularize emotional intelligence explained in his book that the success of a person does not depend on our academic studies or the intellect, if not the emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is the ability or gift of being able to control, identify, and understand feelings and emotions correctly in a way that facilitates relationships and makes them more productive; We are not born with emotional intelligence, we can only create, nurture, and strengthen through our experiences and knowledge. There are positive and negative emotions they can help or cause problems, depends on the ability to handle them. People with high emotional intelligence doesn’t mean that you have negative emotions, but when they …show more content…

This is the most complicated and difficult to measure intelligence. For example, if someone is shy, a person can be shy but have a lot of empathy and control of the emotions with which the friendships that have will keep it very well and have wonderful relationships with their friends who on the contrary a sociable person and with Little empathy could never reach. (b) Interpersonal intelligence: It is the ability to understand oneself and appreciate the feelings and motivations …show more content…

One of them is important to relate socially as people, is empathy. Empathy is a communication skill or comprehension, it allows understanding between two people. Many times we do not use it or maybe we forget to use it, every time we talk to someone, we expect attention and understanding, thinking that we are treated with the same delicacy and respect, but often do not think about treating the other person in the same way we want To be treated. For me is very important communication between both people, mutual trust, knowing how to listen to others and share feelings. I feel that empathy is my ability, because for me it is an indispensable value for success in life. One of the quotes I feel attracted is one by Mahatma Ghandi said “Three-fourths of the miseries and misunderstandings in the world will disappear if we step into the shoes of our adversaries and understand their standpoint.” it means a lot to me because I am a person of those that They worry about other people's problems, I am able to show the others that I have captured their feelings, and i am like that because i thought that if I was in that situation I would like someone to support me and help me. I feel good every time I can help someone. I feel useful. I do not know if that makes me grow as a person, but I realize

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