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Every week, I write 3 original articles that help you improve your Emotional Intelligence. If you're new here, feel free to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!

How would you describe Emotional Intelligence in just a few words? Last year, 8 Tune up your EQ readers, Manchild, Dr. Robyn McMaster, Dr. Ellen Weber, Ray Hobby, Linda Zdnawicz, Anthony Mersino, Tanika Williams and Jeanette Campbell shared their wisdom. Ellen Janssens also contributed great ideas.

You can learn from each of them. But what if you had to choose just one of their offerings?

The words that resonate with me most strongly come from Ellen Weber from the Brain Based Business Blog. Here’s what she said:

“Emotions for me are in no way separate from intellect …. They enhance the brain, though, only when we learn to wield them as resources and not leak them as deficits”

Read Ellen’s words aloud a few times. If you adopted her insights, how would this transform your life?

How would YOU describe the essence of Emotional Intelligence?

View The Essence of Emotional Intelligence Presentation as a slideshare presentation.

Read 5 Things You Must Know About The Essence of EQ

Download the Essence of Emotional Intelligence Presentation in pdf format.

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Anna Farmery, of The Engaging Brand Blog, interviewed me about Emotional Intelligence and Leadership recently. In Part 2 of the 2 part interview series, Anna and I discuss:

* Relationship management, the fourth Emotional Intelligence competency.
* How to read and use an Emotional Intelligence assessment.
* Why self awareness is vital to modern leadership.

If you haven’t heard Part 1 yet, Listen now.

Let Anna know what you think by leaving a comment on her blog. Join The Facebook Group on the Engaging Brand.

These interviews give you are good introduction to the four foundation emotional intelligence competencies and I’ve added them to the Emotional Intelligence 101 series.

Next Steps

To read articles about how to apply Emotional Intelligence principles at work and in the rest of your life, read the Emotional Intelligence 2.0 series.

To explore how I can help you:

* achieve your career goals
* clarify your life purpose, or
* improve your quality of life,
Go to the Tune up your EQ Coaching Page

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“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.”

Confucius

Last week’s comments about reflection by Beth Ann Robinson from the Inventing Elephants Blog,Jo Jordan from the Flowing Motion Blog , Steve Roesler from the All Things Workplace Blog and Tori from MindTweaks raised some interesting ideas about reflection.

Here are 3 simple questions to help you think about how you reflect:

1. What reflective tools do you use?

2. Does your blog influence how you reflect?

3. Have you ever changed your reflection type?

To kick things off, here are my answers to these 3 questions.

1. What reflective tools do you use?

Blogs Tune up your EQ and 3 private personal blogs, including a gratitude blog.

Other Tools A mini filofax notebook, as well as ruled paper pads of various sizes. Occasionally, I meditate.

2. Does your blog influence how you reflect?

Writing this blog helps me to become more aware of my thought processes. The discipline of writing helps me to organise my thoughts.

Readers’ comments give me a lot of valuable ideas, information and insights to reflect on. An example is last year’s Essence of Emotional Intelligence presentation and article series, which was based on readers’ comments.

3.Have you ever changed your reflection type?

I reflect more as I grow older.

Looking back ;), I suspect I’ve always been a serial reflector.

I’d like to become a master reflector. It fits my temperament, helps my personal development and is critical to the development of my business.

How About You?

Answer 1 or more of these questions in the comment box, or email me with your response. Write a blog post based on these 3 questions and link back to Tune up your EQ, so we can all see the range of responses.

Thank you, Jo Jordan Flowing Motion Blog and Tori from MindTweaks for suggesting that I dig a little deeper into the topic of reflection.

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Part 1 of the podcast interview is at The Engaging Brand Blog here

During the 28 minute interview we discuss:

1. Why Emotional Intelligence is vital to today’s leaders
2. Self-awareness
3. Self management, and
4. Social awareness

Let Anna know what you think by leaving a comment on her blog. Join The Facebook Group on the Engaging Brand.

Part 2 of the interview will be available at The Engaging Brand Blog on Thursday.

Thanks so much, Anna, for being such as engaging interviewer

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